An 80-year man has died at the scene after crashing his quad bike at Marrakai in the early hours of Wednesday, St John Ambulance said.
Woman hit by ute, then run over again after vehicle was stolen: police
A female pedestrian was hit by a ute in Katherine, after which a walking companion allegedly punched and kicked the driver who had stopped to help, before stealing the vehicle, doing doughnuts, driving erratically, and then ultimately hitting the woman again, running over her legs, NT police said.
Police warn about Braitling break-ins
Police are urging residents around Braitling to be on guard after a series of house break-ins across two days in broad daylight.
‘Traumatic and chilling’: Trusted delivery man jailed over indecent images taken of Alice Springs children
Two distraught mothers have relayed to a court the “traumatic and chilling” account of how their young daughters were captured on camera by an Alice Springs delivery driver, which he added to a collection of “serious” child abuse material he had downloaded, including four pictures in a category officially defined as involving sex between children or between children and adults.
Car windows smashed in Wanguri
Authorities are urging people to be vigilant following a series of vehicle break-ins in Wanguri on Sunday night.
‘No evidence to indicate another person’s involvement’: police on woman’s death
UPDATED: Detectives will continue to investigate the death of a 33-year-old woman whose body was found in a northern suburbs home, but “at this stage” there is no evidence anyone else was involved, NT Police have said.
Cops, crime, and court this week
From the recent multimillion-dollar drug crackdown, to police doing more patrols to stop increasing youth “disturbances” in the northern suburbs, and to a man being killed after being ejected from his vehicle in a rollover crash in Girraween. This is what the NT Independent reported on cops, crime, and court over the past week.
‘There is a core group of youths’: Northern suburbs crime wave concerning police
NT Police say they have been forced to increase patrols and other resources 24-hours a day after a “significant increase in youth disturbances” in Darwin’s northern suburbs over the last two weeks, that has seen kids returned to their homes in some cases “more than 10 times a night”.
Police seek witnesses as another taxi driver is allegedly robbed by group of males at night
Another taxi driver has allegedly been robbed by a group of males with an “edged weapon”, NT Police said.
Woman and man charged for alleged attempted rake and Esky attack on police
A woman has been charged for allegedly attempting to hit a police officer with a garden rake, and a man has been charged for allegedly trying to assault an officer with an Esky, NT Police said.
Seven charged over $2 million Darwin marijuana bust
Nearly $2 million has been seized and seven men charged in a massive drug crackdown that has “dismantled a significant criminal syndicate” in the NT, police said.
Stolen credit cards used at 12 stores leads to charges for Alice Springs man after allegedly stealing car
Police have charged a 22-year-old man with 12 counts of deception after spending more than $1,000 across 12 stores in Alice Springs using stolen credit cards.