Police investigating suspected arson after truck set on fire on Francis Bay Drive
NT Police are investigating a suspicious vehicle fire in Francis Bay Drive last week that appears to have been deliberately lit, and are seeking public information about the arson incident. Senior Sergeant Mark Bland said police responded to a vehicle fire along...
Teen stabbed in Karama; allegedly intoxicated teen spit on police in busy night for cops
Another police officer has been spat on by an allegedly intoxicated teenager, this time while the teen was being arrested for aggressive behaviour in Knuckey Lagoon camp Thursday morning, but NT Police said charges will only be considered. In a separate incident, a...
Darwin crane company facing charges over workplace injuries at Palmerston police station site in 2019
A Darwin-based mobile crane hire company is facing two charges that could have them pay as much as $1.5 million for each charge over an incident two years ago when two workers were pinned under a 1.8 tonne switchboard. A.M. Cranes & Rigging Pty Ltd is accused of...
Assistant police commissioner resigned after relationship with female colleague exposed
NT Police assistant commissioner Michael Hebb’s abrupt resignation has been revealed as relating to a relationship he was carrying out with a female staff member. Sources told the NT Independent the matter had become “very well known” in police and political circles...
Couple rescued in Blue Mud Bay following aerial search of boat
A man and woman have been rescued in Blue Mud Bay after spending the night in remote East Arnhem waters following their boat experiencing a machinery breakdown, NT Police said. On Monday, the duo left Baniyala, situated on Blue Mud Bay in the Gulf of Carpentaria but...
