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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Petlee Peter

Ute-driving burnout bandit in police sights after trashing park

ACT police are hunting for the driver of a ute that allegedly performed burnouts in a park in Deakin on Monday night. Police are seeking witnesses, dash-cam or CCTV footage of the vehicle.

Police said, about 10pm on June 8, 2026, a dark-coloured ute was observed revving and doing burnouts in the car park and green space of La Trobe Park in Deakin.

Police are searching for the driver of a dark-coloured ute seen near the La Trobe Park in Deakin on Monday night. Picture by Gary Ramage

A wooden bollard had been removed from the car park, allowing access to the green space but it was not located in the area, police said.

Anyone who witnessed the ute near La Trobe Park on Monday night, or has dash-cam or CCTV footage from nearby streets, is asked to contact Crime Stoppers via the Crime Stoppers ACT website by quoting reference number 8411221.

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