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ACT Policing has charged a 26-year-old woman and a 29-year-old man following an investigation into a series of alleged offences across Canberra between late April and mid-May 2026.
Police will allege a Mitsubishi Outlander stolen from Higgins on 26 April (2026), was later used in a number of petrol drive-offs at service stations in Macquarie, Kingston and Charnwood.
The woman was allegedly involved in a shop theft in Tuggeranong last Friday (8 May 2026), before she and another unknown woman approached members of the public in Gungahlin seeking a lift. A short time later, the women allegedly assaulted a woman and threatened her with a knife before her Hyundai Tucson was stolen.
The Tucson was recovered in Duffy the next morning (Saturday, 9 May 2026) and the Outlander was later located in Duffy on Monday (11 May 2026).
On Tuesday (12 May 2026) the woman and man allegedly took a rideshare service before allegedly stealing the Mitsubishi Outlander being used for the trip.
On Thursday (14 May 2026) they again took a rideshare service where they allegedly threatened the driver and forced him from his Toyota Camry before the vehicle, along with personal belongings left inside, was stolen. The car was later located in Holder.
Following search warrants at a Duffy residence yesterday (Friday, 15 May 2026), police arrested the woman and man. They will face the ACT Magistrates Court today (Saturday, 16 May 2026)
The woman who was subject to an arrest warrant for failing to appear in court has been charged with two counts of aggravated robbery and assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
The man who was on bail has been charged with two counts of aggravated robbery and joint commission aggravated robbery.
Investigations are ongoing and further charges are expected to be laid.