Joyrides in stolen vehicles and a spate of break-ins in Alice Springs over the weekend has resulted in the arrests of eight kids – two boys and six girls – aged between 12 and 17 in connection to two separate incidents, NT Police said.
Man dead after being stabbed outside Todd Tavern in Alice Springs
UPDATE: A man has died after being stabbed outside the Todd Tavern in Alice Springs, NT Police have said.
R U OK? to hold free community support event in Alice Springs
Alice Spring residents are invited to a free R U OK? community event encouraging everyone to chat over a free sausage sizzle and cuppa, on Thursday, June 1 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at the United Church Lawns on Todd Street Mall in Alice Springs.
Firefighter numbers falling below agreed safe staffing level in Alice Springs: Union
The Alice Springs Fire Station fell below the safe firefighter staffing levels across three shifts over a recent weekend, the firefighters’ union and a firefighting source have told the NT Independent, saying the staffing shortage means “the community really isn’t safe”.
Finke Desert Race issued new permit to go ahead following death in 2021
Motorsport Australia will issue a permit for the car section of the 47th Tatts Finke Desert Race, along with new safety measures to address a spectator death at the event in 2021, in time for the race scheduled over the King’s Birthday long weekend from June 9 to 12.
NT Police confiscate 200 litres of alcohol bound for remote communities
NT Police seized 200 litres of alcohol from the back of a car bound for remote communities after being intercepted on the Stuart Highway, south of Alice Springs on Friday, with police warning they will continue to stop the secondary supply of grog into “vulnerable communities”.
Geological guidebook of Larapinta trail to be launched by Geological Society of Australia
A new field guide to the geology, culture, history and ecology of the Larapinta trail and Tjoritja – West MacDonnell National Park will be released by the Geological Society of Australia.
Motorsport Australia has not issued permit for cars to compete in Finke Desert Race
Motorsport Australia has not issued a permit for cars to compete in the Finke Desert Race following the end of the coronial inquest into the death of Nigel Harris at the 2021 race, an inquest which heard the organisation and the organisers had not acted on any of a scathing safety report’s recommendations.
Woman sexually assaulted while walking down the street in Alice Springs
NT Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who allegedly exposed himself to a woman on Saturday around 5:30pm before grabbing her and later running off after a struggle.
Already scarce Alice Springs cops applying to QLD despite Federal cash for more officers in town
A shortage of police officers in Alice Springs is about to get worse with more than a dozen cops applying to Queensland amid the ongoing crime crisis, the NT Independent understands, which sources say will have catastrophic impacts on policing in the troubled town.
30 more police, extra PALIs, and security guards for Alice Springs after federal cash splash
There will be 30 additional police officers, 21 extra police liquor-licensing inspectors and “compliance officers”, as well as10 extra security guards in public areas across Alice Springs in the next two years, the federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has said.
Two women sexually assaulted in Alice Springs while perps remain at large
NT Police are seeking the public’s assistance to identify the perpetrators of two recent public sexual assaults against women in Alice Springs, one occurring yesterday near Bougainvillea Park and the other last week near the Peter Sitzler building.