A series of high-visibility operations during the long Easter weekend by NT Police to enhance road safety across the region uncovered more than 60 people testing positive to either alcohol or drugs in their system while driving, with hundreds of others caught speeding and not wearing seat belts.
A ute allegedly stolen by a group of teenagers drove at cars and pedestrians in the Alice Springs city centre before the vehicle smashed into a tree after police used tyre spikes to stop it, a source has told the NT Independent, however NT Police deny the claims.
A man has been charged after he allegedly punched a female Danish tourist in the face, knocking her out, and then stomped on her head in an unprovoked attack in Alice Springs, NT Police said.
A woman was stabbed and bashed in an Alice Springs street in the early hours of this morning before being dragged away from the scene of the attack, with the victim still unknown and the offender on the run, NT Police said.
Department of Children and Families chief executive Emma White suddenly announced on Friday she is leaving the role, while her partner who led the department’s office of domestic, family and sexual violence reduction also announced she is leaving, but the Minister has refused to comment on the high-profile departures.
A man has been arrested in Alice Springs after he allegedly pushed his partner over causing her head to hit the floor and lose consciousness, NT Police said.
A fire erupted early this morning causing major damage to Alice Hosetech and Industrial Supplies situated on Larapinta Drive in Alice Springs, with fears an explosion of gas bottles might occur.
A firefighter who was found guilty of assaulting his son in front of colleagues while on duty was to return to work to lead a team, including some officers who witnessed the assault, but was temporarily stood down again by the NT Fire service just days before resuming his role, sources have told the NT Independent.
Webjet and Tourism NT are offering discounted flights to Alice Springs for travel during 2025, as part of its ‘Love Letters to Alice’ campaign to boost tourism amidst rising crime rates and declining business confidence.
Multi-day respite retreats for people living with dementia and their carer-partners, will be run by Dementia Support Australia in Alice Springs and Darwin next month.
Police are looking for a perpetrator who broke into a Alice Springs business and stole cash and a safe, NT Police said.
A police officer was injured early Sunday morning in Alice Springs when a stolen Toyota Hilux accelerated and rammed into his parked vehicle, causing a suspected concussion, NT Police said.
