From Wadeye’s violent inter-family hostilities, to a disabled senior who got robbed and assaulted in his home, to a knife-wielding robber who avoided a jail sentence, to a police officer kicked in the chest while booking an offender, and to authorities looking for a person of interest in the NT Oriental Emporium arson. This is what the NT Independent reported on cops, crime, and court over the past week. Read them all here:
In case you missed it, here’s a two-minute rundown of this week’s top stories: From frustrated Territorians who failed to register for the $200 Territory tourism voucher, to the national ABC office having to pledge “additional oversight” in the Darwin newsroom due to questions of biased reporting, to Territorians now obligated to provide personal information when attending venues, to an infant who tested positive for COVID-19 while undergoing quarantine in Howard Springs, and to a disabled senior robbed and assaulted in his home.
From the growing attrition rate in the NT police force, to the hours-long Darwin CBD standoff between police and a man evading arrest, to Zachary Rolfe standing trial in the NT Supreme Court, to smashed doors and grog looting in Parap and Darwin, and to a woman arrested for stabbing a woman and biting a man on his groin. This is what the NT Independent reported on in cops, crimes, and court over the past week. Read them all here:
In case you missed it, here’s a two-minute rundown of this week’s top stories: From the ABC’s unresolved conflict of interest covering the Gunner Government, to the alarming NT police force attrition rate, to remote policing funding shortfall that may land on cash-strapped NT Government, to new cases of COVID-19 in the Territory, and to multiple charges filed against the man who engaged in a five-hour standoff with authorities in Darwin CBD.
In case you missed it, here’s a two-minute rundown of this week’s top stories: From the Gunner Government’s abolishment of the legislative scrutiny committee, to the Chief Minister rebuking a journalist for questioning his decision to scrap integrity measures, to the Territory Alliance ditching their only elected representative, and to the tragic death of a motorcyclist who was hit by a stolen vehicle occupied by five youths in Alice Springs.
From a motorcyclist who died in the hospital after being hit by an allegedly stolen vehicle occupied by a group of five youths in Alice Springs, to a 51-year-old man who pleaded guilty for grooming a young girl for a sexual relationship, to a man placed behind bars for luring and attempting to rape a German backpacker, and to an intoxicated man jailed for brutally attacking an Irish woman. This is what the NT Independent reported on in cops, crimes, and court over the past week. Read them all here:
From a decomposing human body found at a remote cattle station, to a Darwin man’s extradition from a declared Sydney hotspot to face criminal charges, to Aboriginal liaison officer’s appointment to the NT police force, and to the arrest of a man in Katherine for distributing child abuse material. The NT Independent has published a number of cops, crimes, and court stories over the past week. Read them all here:
From a massive quantity of cannabis intercepted in Darwin, to a police officer charged with rape, to a former Don Dale Youth Detention Centre officer jailed for drug peddling, and to an alleged abusive man charged for trafficking his wife and coercing her money. The NT Independent has published a number of cops, courts, and crime stories over the past week. Read them all here:
From a teenage machete attacker, to a brutal man who kicked and stomped his wife’s head, to approximately $100,000 worth of illicit drugs busted, and to the Vanderlin Drive hit-and-run driver who turned himself in to police, the NT Independent has published a number of cops, courts, and crime stories over the past week. Read them all here:
