Five boys and a girl, all aged between 11 and 14, have been arrested and charged with multiple break-ins, assaults and property offences in Casuarina and Karama over the last week alone, NT Police said.

A rural area resident has been rushed to the hospital after he was struck by lightning during a storm Wednesday night in Berry Springs, St John Ambulance said.

A 17-year-old is dead and three other males seriously injured in the East Arnhem community of Yirrkala following “community unrest” yesterday afternoon, NT Police said.

A 22-year-old Palmerston man, believed to be dealing and using drugs, is facing multiple charges for allegedly detaining and beating his ex-partner in the presence of their child for almost two weeks, NT police said.

A youth crime spree across the northern suburbs is apparently over, the NT Police have declared, after 37 young offenders were either prosecuted or diverted, with nearly 300 charges filed.

A pair of teenagers armed with a machete allegedly robbed a retailer of adult toys in Stuart Park on Sunday evening and attempted to holdup a motorist at a nearby intersection, NT Police said.

A male driver was airlifted and in a critical condition after being trapped in a vehicle following a rollover on Arnhem Highway around 8am on Sunday, St John Ambulance said.

Another traffic stop has led police to a drug operation, this time in Howard Springs and Malak, involving an alleged marijuana grow op, NT Police said.

A police blitz in Darwin’s northern suburbs has resulted in dozens of charges and eight minors taken into protective custody in a week, NT Police said.

Two women believed to be operating a drug syndicate have been busted following a traffic stop on Tiger Brennan Drive that led to more illegal drugs and money allegedly found in a Bayview residence and another undisclosed drug den.