A 48-year-old man has been charged with a drug driving offence in connection to a fatal crash in Noonamah in June that killed a 54-year-old motorcyclist, NT Police said.


A 48-year-old man has been charged with a drug driving offence in connection to a fatal crash in Noonamah in June that killed a 54-year-old motorcyclist, NT Police said.

The NT Police has launched a PR blitz to promote a new operation that will target and arrest “a small cohort of people” from Wadeye who have allegedly been stealing axes from Darwin hardware stores and committing other crimes, by holding “interactive displays” at shopping centres involving pictures of outstanding criminals and offering the public “safety hints”.

Two more teens out on bail were arrested Tuesday for allegedly breaking into a Nightcliff home and stealing a car, after police tracked one of the offenders through his electronic monitoring device, NT Police said, which comes amid increased scrutiny of how repeat offenders are being dealt with through the youth criminal court.

The NT Police have made a public plea for information related to the helicopter that killed Outback Wrangler cast member Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson in an unusual move while an ongoing investigation is underway into allegations two men fabricated and destroyed evidence related to the crash.

NT Police have charged two teenage girls for allegedly assaulting a “vulnerable” female at Casuarina over the weekend, and arrested a 22-year-old woman in Katherine for allegedly bashing a 62-year-old with an undisclosed weapon and sending him to hospital overnight.

NT Police are warning Alice Springs business owners to watch out for people trying to pass off fake $100 notes that have Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin and Alf from Home and Away on them, after the funny money was stolen overnight Monday.

NT Police are asking for the public’s help to identify a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman in the early hours of Tuesday morning in Alice Springs.

A 21-year-old man is facing a string of charges including assault and deprivation of liberty after he allegedly assaulted his partner and tried to run her down in his car, before taking a toddler from her home and assaulting police in Humpty Doo early on Friday morning, NT Police said.

EXCLUSIVE: Eighteen young offenders are fronting Darwin’s youth court Monday charged with 28 violent robbery offences between them – with one offender alone also facing 13 serious breach of bail charges – according to a youth criminal justice court list obtained by the NT Independent.

Calls for a permanent police presence in the crime-ridden suburb of Karama by more than a thousand residents have been rejected by the Fyles Government.

A road rage argument between two motorists over allegations of cutting off a vehicle erupted into a physical assault, after the driver of one vehicle sent another driver to hospital with “significant injuries” to his face, NT Police said.

The Fyles Government has announced a “co-ordinated approach” to tackle the ongoing Alice Springs crime crisis after years of repeated cries for help from the community.