A man driving a small hatchback was swept off a flooded crossing in the Darwin rural area Tuesday night with rescuers forced to wade into the water to rescue the man who was unable to swim, NT Police said.
Zachary Rolfe was justified in shooting Kumanjayi Walker after being stabbed, murder trial told
Constable Zachary Rolfe’s legal team said the officer had been taught “edged weapon equals gun” when arguing he was justified in shooting Indigenous man Kumanjayi Walker three times.
Two kids breaching bail charged with unlawful entry, then bailed again
A 10-year-old and a 12-year-old out on bail have been charged for allegedly breaking into a Palmerston house and stealing a truck early Saturday, NT Police said, as the two boys were bailed again while the search for their accomplices continues.
Prosecution opens case as Zachary Rolfe murder trial underway in Darwin
Chaotic and distressing footage has been played to a court showing police officer Zachary Rolfe shooting Indigenous man Kumanjayi Walker in a “double-tap” while he was pinned underneath another cop.
Woman chased by naked man in dog park, police don’t issue warning
NT Police have not issued a public warning about a naked man who several women have told the NT Independent has approached or chased them in the Marlow Lagoon dog park since mid December, while another source said police are hamstrung in apprehending the man because of a lack of official victim statements.
CLP call for new CCTV monitoring program to cut Alice Springs crime
The Opposition CLP is proposing a CCTV monitoring trial program for Alice Springs that is currently in use in Ipswich, where criminal incidents are flagged and police alerted to potential crimes in real time.
15-year-old on bail, arrested after smashing car into tree in Palmerston
Two teens who smashed a stolen Audi into a tree in Palmerston have been arrested, with one of them on bail at the time of the crime and the other since bailed, NT Police said.
Two men charged over stealing credit cards, motorbikes, and other crimes in Alice Springs
Two men in Alice Springs were arrested separately and charged following a series of alleged break-ins and thefts that stretched from Braitling to Ross over the last week, including stealing credit cards, NT Police said.
Investigators looking into blaze in Alice Springs house
Investigators are looking into how a blaze started in the laundry of a house in Alice Springs on Thursday, the Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Service has said.
Two charged for allegedly assaulting police, including hitting an officer with a folded gazebo
NT Police have charged three people in total after a “disturbance” in a Tennant Creek town camp on Wednesday night, where they allege two people assaulted officers, including hitting one with a folded gazebo, after officers tasered a man who approached them with a knife.
Two cops allegedly assaulted during town camp disturbance
Two NT Police officers responding to an armed disturbance at a Tennant Creek town camp were taken to hospital with facial cuts after two men allegedly threatened them with a knife and family members smashed their car window with rocks, police said.
Calls for Police Minister to resign over inaction on Alice Springs crime crisis
Police Minister Nicole Manison needs to resign or be sacked for her “dismissive” and “patronising” attitude towards the ongoing crime crisis in Alice Springs, an independent MLA says.