The serious sexual assault was apparently reported to NT Police last Thursday, but police said they were unable to speak to the child at the time which delayed the investigation. They did not make the public aware of the incident until Sunday evening.
A boy was allegedly raped by a man in a remote community early on Saturday morning, which the police media unit initially did not report publicly until being sent questions by the NT Independent.
Thousands of Territorians who paid potentially unjust speeding tickets issued from mobile vans with invalid speed guns will not be reimbursed and their demerit points will not be reinstated, Police Minister Nicole Manison told Parliament.
A 53-year-old Virginia man has been charged for child sex offences including grooming a child and possessing child abuse material, NT Police said.
NT Police say an officer will appear in local court next month to face seven counts of disclosing confidential information.
The Gunner Government’s controversial youth bail reforms passed Parliament last night after a confusing day that saw last minute changes to the legislation, protests in the chamber and Police Minister Nicole Manison bizarrely assuring the public that judges would “interpret” the new laws the way the government intended.
A man has been charged after allegedly striking a woman with his car as she walked along the Stuart Highway a month ago, sending her to hospital in a serious condition and fleeing the scene while her angry family extensively damaged his car, NT Police said.
A 14-year-old boy who has been charged over the death of a 54-year-old man in the Victoria Daly Region following an alleged hit-and-run was granted bail to appear in court at a later date, NT Police said.
Police are looking to speak to drivers in the Greater Darwin area who were run off the road or had to take evasive action after an “erratic” teen driver ran multiple red lights at major intersections at high speeds last month, ultimately crashing her car in Palmerston.
Authorities have reopened an investigation into the alleged historic assault of a 17-year-old girl that occurred more than a year ago in bushland near Mindil Beach – with their only lead right now that a blue surgical mask was worn by the assailant.
A Katherine man has suffered severe burns after allegedly setting himself on fire in the wee hours of Wednesday morning, St John Ambulance said.
NT Police have charged a 54-year-old man with manslaughter over the death of another man at a home in Darwin River on Saturday night.
