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Call for witnesses after two government buildings damaged in Canberra

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Call for witnesses after two government buildings damaged in Canberra. (2026, October 3). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-04/call-witnesses-two-government-buildings-damaged-canberra/107226604

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Police in Canberra are investigating after ball bearings were used to damage windows at two government buildings near Emu Bank and Benjamin Way on Thursday night between 7pm and 9:30pm. Staff at one of the affected buildings were temporarily locked down and sent home, while the Housing ACT office was closed for a day. Police issued a media release on Sunday asking for witnesses or anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.

Written by AI on 2026-10-03, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On Thursday, October 1, two government buildings in Canberra's Belconnen area were damaged when ball bearings were used to break shopfront windows between 7pm and 9:30pm. The affected locations are near the Housing ACT Central Access Point at Emu Bank and another building on Benjamin Way. Staff inside one of the buildings were temporarily locked down before being sent home for the day, with the Housing ACT office closing on Friday as a result. Police issued a media release on Sunday, requesting witnesses or anyone who saw suspicious activity around these times to come forward via Crime Stoppers ACT, citing reference number 8516326. No injuries were reported from either incident.

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Topics

ACT Policing Belconnen Crime Stoppers Crime Stoppers ACT Housing ACT

Subjects

ACT Policing ORG · 2× Belconnen GPE · 1× Crime Stoppers ORG · 1× Crime Stoppers ACT ORG · 1× Housing ACT ORG · 1×

Narrative

Police said on Friday morning that detectives were investigating after windows were damaged at a building near the Housing ACT Central Access Point at Emu Bank in Belconnen.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-03

2026-10-03 · ABC News (AU)

Call for witnesses after two government buildings damaged in Canberra · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 0 hedged)

ACT Policing is calling for witnesses to come forward after ball bearings were used to damage windows at two government buildings on Thursday night. asserted

bearings → call → night

Police said on Friday morning that detectives were investigating after windows were damaged at a building near the Housing ACT Central Access Point at Emu Bank in Belconnen. asserted

windows → say → Belconnen

Staff inside the building were temporarily locked down and then sent home for the day, while the Housing ACT office was closed on Friday. asserted

office → lock → Friday

On Sunday, police issued a media release asking for information relating to the damage. asserted

police → issue → damage

ACT Policing said between 7pm and 9:30pm on Thursday, October 1, "two incidents of criminal damage occurred at buildings on Emu Bank and Benjamin Way". asserted

incidents → say → Bank

"At both locations, ball bearings are believed to have been used to impact shopfront windows,"it said. asserted

bearings → believe → locations

"No one was harmed by these incidents. asserted

one → harm → incidents

" Anyone who saw any persons or vehicles in the vicinity is being asked to come forward. asserted

who → see → vicinity

Anyone who can assist police should provide their contact details to Crime Stoppers via the Crime Stoppers ACT website, quoting 8516326. asserted

who → assist → 8516326