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Public pepper spray trial not ready to roll out, police union says
The Finocchiaro CLP Government is not ready to roll out its plan to allow the public to purchase pepper spray next month, the union representing the Territory’s police officers has warned, raising unaddressed concerns over the lack of mandatory training for safe usage, vague legal thresholds for its use that will cause police an increased workload to investigate, and the lack of a “real-time database” to ensure criminals are not buying the spray.
Pedestrian suffers ‘serious head wound’ after hit by car in Katherine
NT Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a pedestrian strike in Katherine that left a 20-year-old man unconscious on Riverbank Road on Wednesday night and are calling for witnesses.
Three youths allegedly assaulted senior in street, threatened mum with kids in car: Police
Three youths, including a 12-year-old boy, have been arrested and are facing charges after allegedly assaulting a 70-year-old woman in the Darwin CBD Wednesday morning, before allegedly threatening a mum with her three children at a Karama school car park later in the morning, NT Police said.
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