Two women have been charged for an alleged sly grog operation from a Gillen home and placed on the NT’s banned drinkers register for three months, NT Police said.
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Darwin medical worker charged with possession of child abuse material
A 54-year-old Darwin man is facing charges of possessing child abuse materials in Darwin local court after being indicted by the NT Joint Anti-Child Exploitation Team late last week, following an investigation sparked by alerts issued by the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children.
Four women allegedly stole one car then attempted to steal another: Police
Two women armed with weapons, in a group of four, have been arrested for allegedly stealing a car on Casuarina Drive early Sunday morning, then attempted to steal another car from a unit complex in Nightcliff, NT Police said.
Cyclone watch cancelled as monsoon trough still expected to bring damaging winds and heavy rainfall
UPDATED: A cyclone watch for seaside communities in the Gulf of Carpentaria, from Alyangula to the Queensland border, has been downgraded by the Bureau of Meteorology, but the tropical low is still expected to bring damaging winds and and heavy rainfall.
Man charged after allegedly threatening worker with knife, two teens also arrested in separate incident
A 29-year-old man was arrested and charged by police after an alleged aggravated robbery at a store in Stuart Park on Friday night in which an “edged weapon” was used to threaten a worker, NT Police said, with two teens also being charged for a separate robbery incident in Karama.
Police seeking witnesses to four-car blaze in Katherine overnight
Four vehicles were allegedly set on fire in Katherine early Thursday morning, with police calling for anyone with information to come forward.
Mayor was driving council car when charged for drug driving for the second time
Barkly Regional Council Mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin was driving a council car when he was charged this month for allegedly having cannabis in his system while driving for the second time, Deputy Mayor Russell O’Donnell has said, however he said no action could be taken despite a council policy forbidding drivers from having illicit drugs in their system.
Man arrested after breaking into same business twice in one night: Police
A 22-year-old man who went on a three-day crime spree last week around the northern suburbs that the police media unit did not inform the public about was finally arrested on Monday at Casuarina, NT Police said.
NT Police propose ammunition limits for shooters
The head of the NT Police’s Firearms and Recording Unit has written to shooting groups asking what they think are reasonable limits on ammunition possession, in what the authority said was an attempt to comply with the National Firearms Agreement, stating further that any limit set could be increased with a letter from the licence holder outlining that genuine need for more.
School forced to close after being ransacked by vandals Monday night, bomb threat last week
O’Loughlin Catholic College was forced to close to students on Tuesday after sustaining significant damage during a break-in overnight, which comes during a rocky start to the new school year that also saw the school evacuated last week after a bomb threat.
Barkly mayor says positive police cannabis test was a result of ‘prescription medication’
The Barkly Regional Council mayor Jefferey McLaughlin has said he will be contesting his second drug driving charge in less than five months, saying his positive roadside test for marijuana police alleged, was a result of “prescription medication”.