NT Police are investigating the cause of a fire at an Alice Springs residence on Sunday afternoon that they suspect was started by a group of people, including an eight-year-old and an 11-year-old.


NT Police are investigating the cause of a fire at an Alice Springs residence on Sunday afternoon that they suspect was started by a group of people, including an eight-year-old and an 11-year-old.

A felon out on parole and facing three counts of domestic violence charges was arrested in Darwin early Friday morning after his partner tipped off police that he was sleeping in the backyard of a Nightcliff residence, NT Police said.

A 14-year-old girl was “assaulted with an edged weapon” in Alice Springs on Sunday night and left in a serious condition, Northern Territory Police said.

A 17-year-old male has been charged over the alleged hit-and-run death of a 39-year-old woman in Girraween early Sunday morning, with police alleging he had consumed alcohol and possibly “illicit drugs” before the crash.

A woman who woke up to find two teens in her Moil bedroom at 4am with a knife was physically assaulted by the intruders as she hid under her blanket and cried for help, NT Police said.

UPDATED: A 44-year-old man has been arrested and now charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice as part of an ongoing police investigation into the fatal helicopter crash in West Arnhem that killed Outback Wrangler star Chris ‘Willow’ Wilson in February.

A high-ranking NT Police officer in a senior role in Professional Standards Command who disciplined officers for ethical breaches has faced court for the first time Tuesday charged with one count of aggravated assault.

The alleged perpetrators involved in the death of a man killed by a crossbow in Peppimenarti last week did not have existing restraining orders served on them, according to correspondence with the Police Minister from a lawyer acting on behalf of the family of the dead man.

UPDATED: A man NT Police charged for alleged drug driving and possession of cannabis plants at his home is a Northern Territory mayor, sources have confirmed to the NT Independent.

A 13-year-old boy armed with an edged weapon has been charged with arson after allegedly setting fire to two vehicles and stealing a purse from another vehicle over the weekend, NT Police said.

A 35-year-old man has been charged with one count of sexual intercourse without consent, an act of gross indecency, and indecent assault following an alleged incident in the northern suburbs last Friday, September 9, NT Police said.

A 34-year-old man was killed in a buggy crash near Nhulunbuy Thursday night, with another man airlifted to Gove Hospital with serious injuries, NT Police said.