NT Police have ended the search and rescue operation for missing woman Angie Fuller and will now focus on a criminal investigation into her suspicious disappearance after 15 days of searching in remote Central Australia terrain for the missing 30-year-old.
The administrator of the Action for Alice Facebook page was told by Assistant Police Commissioner Martin Dole that he may have committed a crime for publishing info about an indecent assault in the middle of the afternoon in Alice, but the senior police officer may have breached the criminal code himself by sending the text, a former senior police officer said.
The Opposition CLP have written to the Prime Minister to request federal assistance to restore order to Alice Springs, citing a national emergency and a “city under attack by violent and life-threatening offenders” that is so under siege residents “cannot even get our groceries”.
EXCLUSIVE: An Alice Springs man charged with attempted murder for what NT Police said was an attack on his partner with an “edged weapon”, allegedly almost severed the woman’s head, sources have told the NT Independent, and is another example of NT Police continuing to downplay the nature of serious alleged domestic violence and sexual assaults.
NT Police have confirmed that a woman was allegedly indecently assaulted in a Hartley Street clothing store in Alice Springs on Monday afternoon by two teens who they are now seeking the public’s help to locate.
Three men allegedly broke into an Alice Springs home through a smashed window on Tuesday morning before one threatened a female resident with a weapon and the trio stole money and alcohol, NT Police have said.
The Barkly Regional Council has received a review that includes an investigation into bullying and harassment claims made against the mayor and the chief executive officer but has given no indication of when the findings will be made public, however the deputy mayor has said the organisation was committed to “positive culture of transparency, accountability, and empowerment”.
A man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking his partner with an “edged weapon” in Alice Springs on Sunday, leaving her in a serous condition in hospital, NT Police have said.
The search for 30-year-old Angie Fuller in Central Australia continues after she was reported missing early last week, Territory Police said.
Qantas has reduced economy fares for Alice Springs residents flying between Adelaide and the town by 20 per cent, the company said, with the airline promising a maximum average total cost of $800 for both legs.
Northern Territory Police are calling for information about an alleged assault on a woman who took herself to Alice Springs Hospital with a serious stomach cut earlier this month.
A quarter of the Barkly Regional Council resigned in two days last week, with one councillor saying he probably would not have resigned if mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin had resigned from his position once he was charged with drug offences, while the mayor said the departures were not a vote of no confidence in either him or the chief executive officer.
