A 10-year-old boy who allegedly pulled off a $2000 cigarette heist with a group was arrested by police following a series of commercial and residential break and enters in Alice Springs over the weekend, NT Police said.
Man charged with weapons offences after Moil incident
A 31-year-old man is facing weapons charges after an incident in Moil on Friday night in which another man was allegedly assaulted with an “edged weapon” and rushed to hospital, NT Police said.
18-year-old charged with murder over stabbing death in remote community
UPDATED: An 18-year-old male is in custody and has been charged with murder after allegedly stabbing a 19-year-old male in Mutijulu, NT Police said.
Police reinstate officer forced to retire over undisclosed ‘medical condition’ after Supreme Court action
NT Police brass has backflipped on a decision to force a police officer to “retire” before the officer’s internal appeal was heard, the Northern Territory Police Association has said, but the union will not provide specific details of the case despite having initiated court action.
‘No child should have an experience like this’: Man arrested after allegedly assaulting child in front yard
A 25-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly assaulted an 8-year-old girl in her front yard in Darwin’s northern suburb of Anula.
Five-day manhunt ends as all three Barkly work camp fugitives apprehended: Police
NT Police have arrested the third fugitive who led police on a five-day manhunt after cutting off his monitoring bracelet with two others to escape a Barkly work camp last Saturday, following “a targeted operation” in Tennant Creek last night, police said.
Parks Australia investigating Kakadu helicopter rescue of police superintendent
Parks Australia has confirmed it is investigating the helicopter rescue of a group of people, including an NT Police superintendent, from Kakadu National Park after the four allegedly ignored road-closed signs and bypassed locked gates to get into the area before being stranded by a flooded river.
Southport man charged with child abuse material
A rural area man was arrested Wednesday following anti-child exploitation detectives executing a search warrant his residence where authorities confiscated devices that allegedly contained a collection of child abuse materials.
Man who rammed car into vehicle while shouting his own name turns himself in to authorities
A 19-year-old man who allegedly smashed his car into another car at a fast-food restaurant carpark in Palmerston early Saturday has turned himself in, NT Police said, after shouting his name while fleeing the crime scene.
Superintendent rescued by chopper after allegedly ignoring closure signs in Kakadu: sources
An NT Police superintendent was among four people who allegedly bypassed a locked gate and a road-closed sign in Kakadu National Park, resulting in a helicopter rescue after getting trapped by rising water, sources have told the NT Independent.
‘This is not how veterans of the force should be treated’: Police union rebukes executive’s transfer of remote cop
The union representing the Territory’s cops has labelled the NT Police executive’s move to transfer Maningrida’s top cop out of the community before he retires “shameful treatment” of a respected officer with more than two decades with the force.
Police staffing shortage in Alice Springs causing concerns: Sources
NT Police are grappling with a critical staff shortage in Alice Springs due to resignations and increased demands on officers during the recent COVID-19 surge, sources with knowledge of the situation said, that has seen senior crime detectives put on the beat at bottle shops and regular operations reduced.