Anka Popovich faces Queanbeyan Local Court, magistrate dismisses charge of stealing flowers

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Updated March 22 2023 - 7:00am, first published March 21 2023 - 5:30am
Police officers distribute the stolen flowers at hospital, and Anka Popovich leaves Queanbeyan Courthouse on Monday. Pictures supplied and by Hannah Neale
Police officers distribute the stolen flowers at hospital, and Anka Popovich leaves Queanbeyan Courthouse on Monday. Pictures supplied and by Hannah Neale

An elderly woman who pinched flowers to sell has been cautioned, after a magistrate claimed police "wouldn't lock up" his own grandmother for taking plant clippings.

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Hannah Neale

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Hannah is a reporter with The Canberra Times. She is currently covering ACT courts. Hannah started as a journalist with The Southern Highland News and The Goulburn Post before moving to the ACT.