UPDATED: A man who walked off from Kings Canyon Resort on Sunday after an alleged fight with another person and who was the subject of a police search has appeared in Alice Springs local court to face charges relating to the alleged fight.
Zachary Rolfe’s lawyer seeks to move murder trial to Darwin
An application to have Constable Zachary Rolfe’s murder trial moved to Darwin will be heard next month, with details of the reasons for the application suppressed for now.
Police look for hit-and-run ute driver
A 47-year-old man had to be rushed to hospital after he was allegedly struck in a hit-and-run while crossing the Stuart Highway in Darwin Tuesday night, NT Police said.
Jealous wife jailed for stabbing husband’s lover seven times, bashing husband with rock
A woman who bashed her husband in the head with a rock and later stabbed his girlfriend seven times in the back, shoulder and head – including severing an artery – while she was sitting on a mattress with the man, and who was later sentenced to jail for assaulting her again, has had her latest jail sentence suspended after eight months.
‘Just explain it’s a busy shift’: Officers in Darwin division told to mislead the public over staffing shortage
An internal police memo instructing officers in the Darwin division to mislead the public when they’re the only van on duty and offer the “minimum response” has further exposed a police force “near breaking point”, the NT Police Association has said.
Former health clinic worker who tore off ‘large chunk’ of ear with teeth given suspended sentence
A former health clinic worker who tore off a large chunk of her former sister-in-law’s ear with her teeth during a drunken fight, has been given a suspended jail sentence in the NT Supreme Court, in part because of the birth of her baby and her prospects for rehabilitation.
Tow truck driver injured after cement truck roll over
A 48-year-old tow truck operator was rushed to hospital after sustaining a head injury while trying to recover a cement mixer truck that rolled over at a roundabout in Muirhead, NT Police said.
Cops, crime, and court this week
From a video of a 14-year-old girl attacking a female police officer to evade arrest, to a woman hit by a ute then run over for the second time after the vehicle was stolen, this is what the NT Independent reported on cops, crime, and court over the past week.
Backroad grog run busted by police, eight fined
An overnight grog run along backroads in the Roper Gulf region was intercepted by NT Police, with eight people facing fines while the driver remains at large, police said.
Early morning fire destroys family home in rural area
A family of four are safe and uninjured after a fire ripped through their home in Howard Springs early Friday morning, police said.
‘Shocking, savage attack’: NTPA condemns assault of police officers caught on video
VIDEO: A shocking video showing two NT Police officers struggling to arrest a 14-year-old female in Alice Springs before being hit and kicked by her has been condemned by the police union as a “vicious attack” on the officers.
Two charged over bizarre ute incident that saw woman run over twice
Two men allegedly involved in Katherine’s bizarre hit-and-run incident on Tuesday that saw a woman run over twice have been arrested by police.