Two women armed with weapons, in a group of four, have been arrested for allegedly stealing a car on Casuarina Drive early Sunday morning, then attempted to steal another car from a unit complex in Nightcliff, NT Police said.
Cyclone watch cancelled as monsoon trough still expected to bring damaging winds and heavy rainfall
UPDATED: A cyclone watch for seaside communities in the Gulf of Carpentaria, from Alyangula to the Queensland border, has been downgraded by the Bureau of Meteorology, but the tropical low is still expected to bring damaging winds and and heavy rainfall.
Man charged after allegedly threatening worker with knife, two teens also arrested in separate incident
A 29-year-old man was arrested and charged by police after an alleged aggravated robbery at a store in Stuart Park on Friday night in which an “edged weapon” was used to threaten a worker, NT Police said, with two teens also being charged for a separate robbery incident in Karama.
Editorial: Here’s why the unredacted Pollock/Proctor report matters and what it means for the NT’s justice system
EDITORIAL: Previously redacted sections of the Pollock/Proctor report revealed by the NT Independent this week is the closest to a smoking gun yet that the NT Police, at the direction of Commissioner Jamie Chalker’s office, attempted to pervert the course of justice by charging Zach Rolfe with murder while aware there was insufficient evidence for the most serious charge in criminal law.
Police seeking witnesses to four-car blaze in Katherine overnight
Four vehicles were allegedly set on fire in Katherine early Thursday morning, with police calling for anyone with information to come forward.
‘Unfit to govern’: Opposition rallying support for no-confidence motion against Fyles Government
CLP Opposition Leader Lia Finocchiaro is calling on Labor backbenchers and independent MLAs to back a no-confidence motion in the Fyles Government when Parliament resumes next week, for what she says is Labor’s ongoing failure to keep Territorians safe.
Man arrested after breaking into same business twice in one night: Police
A 22-year-old man who went on a three-day crime spree last week around the northern suburbs that the police media unit did not inform the public about was finally arrested on Monday at Casuarina, NT Police said.
Iconic Darwin nightclub looks to expand the gutter … with new bowling lanes
Darwin bar and nightclub Monsoons is hoping to roll a strike with patrons, filing an application to utilise another floor of its existing premises for a new bar area, including a four-lane bowling alley installed inside the club, its development application with the government shows.
NT Police propose ammunition limits for shooters
The head of the NT Police’s Firearms and Recording Unit has written to shooting groups asking what they think are reasonable limits on ammunition possession, in what the authority said was an attempt to comply with the National Firearms Agreement, stating further that any limit set could be increased with a letter from the licence holder outlining that genuine need for more.
School forced to close after being ransacked by vandals Monday night, bomb threat last week
O’Loughlin Catholic College was forced to close to students on Tuesday after sustaining significant damage during a break-in overnight, which comes during a rocky start to the new school year that also saw the school evacuated last week after a bomb threat.
2017 Mazda CX-5 Sports Automatic Wagon—NT Independent Car of the Week
On offer this week is this 2017 Mazda CX-5 KF2W7A Maxx SKYACTIV-Drive Sports Automatic Wagon. With only a 72,959 km odometer reading, this grey-coloured FWD vehicle comes with a 2-litre 4-cylinder petrol engine, with a 6-speed sports automatic transmission.
Alice Springs Hospital short 130 nurses and midwives, casuals paid $1500 a day in communities: Union
Nurses and midwife staffing numbers at Alice Springs Hospital are down by about 130 full-time equivalent positions, or by about 30 per cent, with some leaving due to violence in the town and fatigue, with casual agency nurses in remote central Australian health clinics being paid $1500 a day, Australia Nursing and Midwifery Federation NT branch secretary Cath Hatcher said.