Sixteen youths in Katherine have been arrested and charged as part of NT Police Task Force Cerberus for 40 offences related to burglaries, stolen vehicles, and bail breaches as part of a three-day operation targeting property-related crime in the Katherine CBD, NT Police said.

The operation involved the Katherine Police Social Order team, the Circuit Breaker team, and Kalano Community Association, which maintained “a high-profile presence” across three days between October 15 -17, which also led to more than 38 youths being engaged with, with many of them “reconnected with family or responsible adults”, police said.

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