Belconnen, ACT, May 19 -- ACT Policing issued the following media release:
A 39-year-old man will face court today after allegedly driving with an unrestrained infant in the vehicle, choking the baby, and attempting to flee after he was arrested.
About 5:10am yesterday (Sunday, 18 May 2025), police observed a grey Mercedes sedan travelling along Northbourne Avenue with no headlights on and the driver on the phone.
Officers pulled the vehicle over but the driver refused to step out of the vehicle. At this time police also observed a female passenger in the front seat holding an infant in her lap.
The man continued to ignore police directions and attempted to drive forward. When police gained access to the vehicle to arrest the man, he al...