# Ball bearings used in Canberra building attacks

> Police investigate after windows smashed at two government buildings in Belconnen on Thursday night.
- Title: Ball bearings used in Canberra building attacks · Abc
- Summary: Police investigate after windows smashed at two government buildings in Belconnen on Thursday night. ACT Police are investigating criminal damage at two…
- Keywords: act policing, canberra, belconnen, criminal damage, housing act, emu bank, news, politics, Ball, bearings, used, building
- Source: Abc — https://abc.net.au/news/2026-10-04/call-witnesses-two-government-buildings-damaged-canberra/107226604
- Published: 2026-10-03T23:00:53+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: act policing, canberra, belconnen, criminal damage, housing act, emu bank, news, politics
## Windows smashed with ball bearings
ACT Policing is investigating after ball bearings were used to damage windows at two government buildings on Thursday night, October first.
## Housing ACT building targeted
Windows were damaged at a building near the Housing ACT Central Access Point at Emu Bank in Belconnen. Staff were temporarily locked down and sent home.
## Two locations hit in same evening
Between seven pm and nine thirty pm on Thursday, October first, criminal damage occurred at buildings on Emu Bank and Benjamin Way. Ball bearings damaged shopfront windows at both.

> At both locations, ball bearings are believed to have been used to impact shopfront windows.
## No injuries reported
Police confirmed that no one was harmed during either of the two incidents of criminal damage at the government buildings.

> No one was harmed by these incidents.
## Police seek witnesses
ACT Policing is asking anyone who saw people or vehicles near Emu Bank or Benjamin Way on Thursday evening to come forward with information.
## How to report information
Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers via the Crime Stoppers ACT website, quoting reference number eight five one six three two six.
## Key takeaway

ACT Police are investigating criminal damage at two government buildings in Belconnen after ball bearings were used to smash windows on October first.