Faced with no end in sight for its ongoing crime crisis, residents of Alice Springs are being encouraged to again take free self-defense courses to protect themselves as they go about their daily lives in the town.
Police conduct ‘high-visibility’ patrols to crack down on anti-social behaviour in Darwin
NT Police have carried out “high-visibility antisocial behaviour patrols” last week, with a focus on the seizure of alcohol in the northern suburbs of Casuarina, Karama, Malak, Moil, Parap and at East Point.
Burning vehicle, explosions in underground carpark in Malak: Police
Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Services were dispatched to an underground carpark at Malak Crescent early Sunday morning after receiving multiple reports that a vehicle had caught fire and a series of explosions had occurred, triggering the building’s fire alarm.
Man dies in motorcycle crash south of Alice Springs
A 51-year-old man is dead after crashing his motorbike off Maryvale Road, south of Alice Springs around 9:25am Sunday, NT Police said.
‘I can’t believe the Army is not there’: Sources say people too scared to enter Wadeye fearing violence
More than 400 people are still displaced, with hundreds living in tents on the edge of town too scared to buy food; the school has been closed after a teacher was assaulted, a man was speared in the leg and the Health Clinic attacked, children are walking around with homemade tomahawks, a worker’s camp was ram-raided, and at least 45 houses have been left unliveable due to damage from riots and ongoing violence in Wadeye, sources have told the NT Independent.
Three-year-old child assaulted in street by man in Alice Springs
A 21-year-old man who allegedly threw a three-year-old child to the ground who was not known to him at a taxi rank in Alice Springs on Wednesday has been arrested, as police call for witnesses.
Man charged with assaulting woman in Alice Springs shopping centre car park
A man has been charged with aggravated assault after he allegedly attacked a woman in a shopping centre car park in Alice Springs, NT Police have said.
Man arrested for being armed and taking part in a riot, among mob of 100 armed people: NT Police
A Wadeye man has been charged with taking part in a riot and going armed in public while part of a mob of 100 people armed with rocks and improvised weapons, forcing officers once again to disperse a violent crowd with chemicals, NT Police have said.
Palmerston motorcycle crash kills man in his 20s
A man in his 20s with a learner’s permit has died on the spot in a single motorcycle crash at 10pm last night in Chung Wah Terrace, Palmerston, NT Police said.
‘I am not resigning’: Chalker says he is still Police Commissioner
NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has issued a remarkable public statement, informing Territorians he is still the Commissioner of Police and the CEO of Fire and Emergency Services.
Man dead after roll over on Sandover Hwy
A man had died in a single vehicle roll over near Ampilatwatja overnight, NT Police have said.
Woman drowns in rural area pool, helicopter crashes near Borroloola
A woman drowned in a Girraween pool on Monday afternoon St John Ambulance have said.