A 43-year-old woman is in custody after allegedly striking a male pedestrian known to her with a car in front of police on Wednesday morning in Coconut Grove, NT Police said.
Women assaulted at home, phones and puppies stolen
Two women were assaulted in their own home in Tennant Creek overnight, suffering injuries to their heads and backs after a group of up to 20 people forced their way in and left having stolen two mobile phones and two puppies, NT Police said.
Man stabbed in chest in Katherine street fight: Police
A man was allegedly stabbed in the chest by a teenager in Katherine on Monday night, NT Police said.
Police investigating $400k attempted cattle duffing operation
The attempted duffing of up to 300 head of cattle from a Central Australian cattle station involving two road trains is under investigation, NT Police said.
Police officer allegedly punched in head during arrest
A police officer was allegedly punched in the head and then used OC spray while trying to arrest a teenager who was allegedly among a group who broke into two businesses in a shopping centre in Palmerston on Sunday night, NT Police said.
Staff member held against the wall with broom in robbery: Police
A man allegedly held a staff member against a wall with a broom during a robbery of an Alice Springs convenience store, while in an unrelated incident, a group of 10 people allegedly broke into the Alice Springs Turf Club, ransacking an office and stealing cash and alcohol, NT Police said.
Man charged with manslaughter over alleged poisoning of partner
The partner of a woman who died in March last year has been charged with manslaughter after police found she had allegedly been poisoned, NT Police said.
Six teens abscond from separate Alice Springs youth facilities
Five youths and an 18-year-old fled from different facilities in Alice Springs on Wednesday night, after removing their electronic monitoring devices, the NT Police said, with all still on the run, except for one 17-year-old who was arrested this morning.
Girl hit in head with rock while on bus
A seven-year-old girl was hit in the head with a rock while travelling on a bus in Palmerston, NT Police said.
Public pepper spray trial not ready to roll out, police union says
The Finocchiaro CLP Government is not ready to roll out its plan to allow the public to purchase pepper spray next month, the union representing the Territory’s police officers has warned, raising unaddressed concerns over the lack of mandatory training for safe usage, vague legal thresholds for its use that will cause police an increased workload to investigate, and the lack of a “real-time database” to ensure criminals are not buying the spray.
Pedestrian suffers ‘serious head wound’ after hit by car in Katherine
NT Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding a pedestrian strike in Katherine that left a 20-year-old man unconscious on Riverbank Road on Wednesday night and are calling for witnesses.
Three youths allegedly assaulted senior in street, threatened mum with kids in car: Police
Three youths, including a 12-year-old boy, have been arrested and are facing charges after allegedly assaulting a 70-year-old woman in the Darwin CBD Wednesday morning, before allegedly threatening a mum with her three children at a Karama school car park later in the morning, NT Police said.