Rioting in Peppimenarti has forced some workers to be evacuated from the remote community, with plans enacted for all non-Indigenous workers to also be evacuated, sources have told the NT Independent.
Masked man who allegedly set servo on fire arrested after setting car, bushland ablaze in chase: Police
A masked man who allegedly set a Katherine servo on fire was finally apprehended in the Darwin rural area after allegedly setting more fires. Find out how he was dramatically arrested.
Independent review into NT Police should be made public before election: NTPA
The NT Police Association said it expects an independent review into NT Police promised by the Fyles Government will commence towards the end of the year and called for the findings and recommendations to be made public before next year’s general election.
Masked man set Katherine servo on fire, fled in ute: Police
NT Police are calling for the public’s help to identify a man in a balaclava who allegedly set fire to a Katherine service station on Tuesday afternoon and is still at large.
Police looking for kids who held up Katherine servo, arrested kids over break-ins in Tennant Creek
Four youths allegedly robbed a Katherine service station armed with a knife and spear, while four youths, one 11-years old, have been charged over break-ins in Tennant Creek, NT Police said.
Police call for witnesses in month-old assault and robbery in Nightcliff
NT Police have requested the public’s assistance to help identify five people who allegedly assaulted and robbed a man on March 17 in Nightcliff – but have not explained why they would be seeking assistance five weeks after the incident, with no descriptions, and why they did not report it publicly when it occurred.
Five grog ram raids in the Territory, police car rammed, ‘machinery’ thrown at police car during chase: Police
Three businesses were ram raided in greater Darwin, including the Buff Club, while a licensed business in Palmerston was broken into twice in fours hours, and “machinery” was thrown at a police car during a pursuit of a stolen car, while cars were stolen and houses broken in a weekend which also saw two bottle shops broken into in Alice Springs, NT police said.
Two ram raids on Alice Springs bottle shops, man attacked with sticks in house break-in: Police
Two supermarket bottle shops were ram raided in Alice Springs on Monday morning, with the offenders running off after police stopped their car using tyre spikes, while a man was taken to hospital after being attacked with large sticks in a house break-in, NT Police said.
Disabled woman sexually assaulted in Alice Springs in middle of the day, another woman also attacked: Police
UPDATED: A man who allegedly sexually assaulted a disabled woman in Alice Springs in public on Saturday afternoon may have been apprehended after police said on Monday they have a 20-year-old man in custody in connection to the incident.
Labor backbencher announces independent NT Police review, says CLP can help decide who runs it
Labor MLA for Fannie Bay Brent Potter has announced an independent review into the NT Police force to investigate “systemic issues”, which he said would have both parties’ input into who would run it, but initially said it would only happen if police officers agreed to a new enterprise bargaining agreement.
Three males on bail arrested for stealing grog and cigarettes in remote community
Three young males who were out on bail have been arrested and charged with aggravated unlawful entry for stealing a “large quantity” of alcohol and cigarettes at a shop in Alyangula on Tuesday, NT Police said.
NT Police suppressing crime reports, dropping investigations in Alice Springs: Sources
NT Police watch commanders in Alice Springs have been told by the brass not to post serious crimes on social media because it has negatively affected tourism in the region, which comes amid a critical shortage of officers in town, resulting in some crimes not being fully investigated, highly-placed sources have told the NT Independent.