A man has been charged with the rape of a woman on the Tiwi Islands, while in an unrelated matter, a woman on the islands has been charged after allegedly breaking a man’s arm with a blunt object, NT Police said.
Stolen car convoy sparks pursuit from Darwin to Daly River
Five people have been arrested with one person still on the run after four allegedly stolen vehicles fled police in convoy from Darwin to the Daly River district, with police alleging offenders threw metal objects at vehicles and attempted to ram police cars, NT Police said.
Darwin teen charged with terrorism offences
A Darwin teenager has been charged with numerous offences after police executed a search warrant and allege he was “collecting documents likely to facilitate [a] terrorist act, as well as schematics for 3-D printed guns”.
Stolen ute crashes into police car and station fence in Wadeye
A stolen ute was allegedly driven through house fences, performed burnouts and forced pedestrians to flee its path in Wadeye before colliding with a police vehicle, causing minor injuries to the officers inside, and crashing into the police station compound fence, NT Police said.
Man who allegedly left partner at hospital with stab wounds charged with murder
A 39-year-old man who allegedly dumped his partner at the Palmerston hospital last month with two stab wounds to her chest and fleeing after telling healthcare staff she was “unwell” has been charged with murder, the NT Police said.
Three young females arrested over alleged Karama carjacking
Two teen girls and an 11-year-old allegedly carjacked a northern suburbs man on Saturday night, NT Police said, driving off with his car after nearly hitting him in the head with a rock.
Dunny fire sparks police arson probe
A public toilet fire at Bundilla Beach is under investigation by the NT Police as suspected arson, with police searching for five youths they say are responsible for $230,000 worth of damage to public property.
Police say man was stabbed before crashing car in Alice Springs
A man who crashed a car on the median strip of Larapinta Drive in Alice Springs on Sunday morning trapping himself in the vehicle is believed to have been “assaulted with an edged weapon” before getting in the car, NT Police said.
Suspicious death of teen girl in remote community under investigation
NT Police is investigating a “suspicious death” in the remote community of Alpurrurulam near the Queensland border involving a teen girl who attended the local clinic early Monday morning after reportedly being physically assaulted.
New police recruit charged after carrying fake Glock at police station
A recent NT Police constable recruit undergoing on-the-job training has been charged with weapons offences, after he was observed carrying an imitation Glock gun at the Darwin Police Station, NT Police said, which led to a raid of the officer’s home.
Police get new $6.5m high-tech tasers for ‘double the firing range’
The CLP Government has spent $6.5 million on new “high-tech” tasers with increased fire power for the NT Police that will be rolled out first in Wadeye, Alice Springs and Katherine, which the Chief Minister says is all about “safety”.
Woman, teen charged as worker faces OC spray probe
A woman faces an assault charge for allegedly spitting in a shop worker’s face on Friday and a 17-year-old girl has been charged with physically assaulting the same worker, while the employee in turn is being investigated over her use of OC spray, including spraying it into a vehicle carrying the alleged offenders while two young children were sitting inside, with police not disclosing the children’s ages.