An 18-year-old Tennant Creek man has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman in a street, NT Police said.
Three men charged after smashing in bottle shop roller door in Humpty Doo
Three men who allegedly robbed a Humpty Doo grog shop by ramming a stolen vehicle into the roller door have been arrested separately in three different locations after evading officers, NT Police said.
Police arrest third person involved in alleged Palmerston dog killing
A man who allegedly killed a dog with a group of other men during a Palmerston home invasion has been arrested after being picked up at a random breath testing operation in the rural area yesterday, police said.
One person dead in Humpty Doo house fire
Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service has said one person died in a house fire in Humpty Doo on Wednesday afternoon.
Man shot at six times, tasered, after allegedly attempting to throw spear: Assistant Commissioner
One police officer shot at a man in Palmerston six times yesterday while their partner tasered him “around the same time”, after he allegedly attempted to throw a spear at the pair, NT Police have said.
Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker playing golf in South Australia while Rolfe murder trial culminates: Sources
Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker has been off playing golf at the Australian Police Golf Championships in South Australia while police and fire services make contingency plans for potential violence stemming from the Zach Rolfe murder trial verdict, sources have told the NT Independent.
Police officers warned by Assistant Commissioner about their families’ safety after shooting
Assistant Police Commissioner Michael White has warned officers about increased risks to their safety, and the safety of their families, in the wake of the police shooting of a man in Palmerston on Tuesday, an internal police communication states.
Police shoot man in Palmerston, believed dead
UPDATED: NT Police officers have shot a man after he allegedly confronted police with a spear in Palmerston, police sources have told the NT Independent, while his condition remains unclear.
Palmerston man knocked out by ‘violent offenders’, car stolen
A man who either stopped his car on the road after being “flagged down” – or was stopped pulling out of his driveway – in Moulden on Friday night by “two violent offenders” was allegedly knocked out and had his car stolen, NT Police said.
‘Great job investigating’: Police take credit for citizens arrest after woman assaulted
NT Police have congratulated themselves on “a great job in investigating” an assault on a woman in Palmerston on Saturday, despite members of the public reportedly coming to the woman’s aid and restraining a male offender until police arrived.
Official police records confirm officers who refused COVID vaccine reinstated after legal action
Official police staff records published in the NT Police Gazette have confirmed the top brass were obligated to rescind the forced retirements of three officers who had allegedly refused the COVID-19 vaccine, but police sources still expect the officers to lose their jobs after their internal appeals have been heard.
Fannie Bay IGA robbed again while those involved in violent fight released
NT Police are searching for five youths who allegedly broke into the Fannie Bay IGA Friday morning and made off with booze and cigarettes, just days after four brawlers outside the shop were issued with summary offences for public fighting and released.