Police are calling for information about an assault on a woman which put her in hospital with serious injuries, but they did not say when and exactly where it happened, or give a description of the alleged offender.
Cash and cigarette robber attacked man with rake in his backyard: police
Police alleged a cash and cigarettes thief who was grabbed by the resident of a house during a break-in, broke free before attacking the man with a rake in the back yard, then jumped the fence but returned later with a length of wood and attempted to bash him again.
Police call for help to find alleged arsonist possibly suffering burns
Police are asking the public to help them find a person caught on CCTV who appeared to have lit the NT Oriental Emporium in Coconut Grove on fire last week.
‘Appetite for child exploitation material is increasing’: Australian Federal Police
The appetite for child exploitation material is increasing alarmingly, the Australian Federal Police have said, after a teenager from the Central Desert and a man from near Katherine were charged with possessing child abuse material.
Katherine man jailed for ‘disturbing’ attacks on women, including Bundy bottle glassing
A Katherine man will spend 18 months in jail for two assaults against women – including one where he smashed a rum bottle over the woman, cutting her severely, before dragging her by the hair and repeatedly kicking her.
This week’s crime — October 10
From a decomposing human body found at a remote cattle station, to a Darwin man’s extradition from a declared Sydney hotspot to face criminal charges, to Aboriginal liaison officer’s appointment to the NT police force, and to the arrest of a man in Katherine for distributing child abuse material. The NT Independent has published a number of cops, crimes, and court stories over the past week. Read them all here:
Police seize motorcycles in Katherine for alleged hooning offences
Authorities have seized a motorcycle and a quad bike driven by two kids aged 13 and 14 in Katherine for causing a nuisance in the community and a danger to the public, police said.
Katherine man arrested in AFP raid for allegedly distributing child abuse material from dark web
A 20-year-old Katherine man has been arrested and charged for accessing and distributing child abuse materials from the dark web after authorities raided his property and found devices containing child abuse materials.
‘Strikes at heart of justice’: False confession bought with booze and drugs lands Darwin man in jail
An NT Supreme Court Judge has described the actions of a Darwin man as “very seriously striking at the heart of justice” after he provided a false confession to police that he ran over an 83-year-old woman.
Aboriginal liaison officers to support ‘consistently understaffed’ NT Police
The NT Police Association has welcomed a contingent of Aboriginal liaison officers to support a police force it says is operating on a razor thin margin amid escalating crime, but concerns over long-term recruiting have not been abated.
Human remains found at NT cattle station suspected to be missing Queensland man
NT Police are investigating whether the remains found at a remote NT cattle station two weeks ago are those of missing Queensland man Peter English, the NT Independent can reveal.
Man extradited from Sydney hotspot to Darwin for historical sex charges
A 44-year-old man has been extradited from a declared Sydney hotspot to face criminal charges for an historical child sexual offence alleged to have taken place in Darwin in 2003, NT Police said.