A 25-year-old man is facing several charges in relation to a fatal motorcycle crash last October that killed an 18-year-old female passenger after two motorcycles collided with a pig at Lambells Lagoon, NT Police said Thursday.
Katherine man convicted of in-flight grope loses appeal
The NT Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a Katherine man found guilty of groping a woman’s vagina on a red-eye Jetstar flight between Brisbane and Darwin.
Man charged with murder over Milingimbi death
A 20-year-old man has been charged with murder over a death in Milingimbi after fighting in the community last week, NT Police said.
Alleged indecent assault of child in Katherine sparks investigation
NT Police are calling for the public’s assistance in connection to the alleged indecent assault of a 10-year-old girl near Frangipanni Court in Katherine on Sunday afternoon, with a ‘person of interest’ identified who may be outstanding.
More confusion and instability in NT Police as another ‘acting’ deputy commissioner appointed
Police Commissioner Martin Dole has appointed a different temporary deputy commissioner amid ongoing turmoil in the top brass and while an AFP investigation into allegations against the NT’s most senior police officers continues, with Mr Dole’s previous unexplained and “very odd” pick as deputy now replaced with a senior officer who previously held the role, despite a recruitment process for a permanent deputy having been conducted late last year.
Man allegedly robbed and assaulted, officer struck during arrest, police say
A man was allegedly attacked and robbed by three people as he was getting into a car in the Darwin CBD overnight while a police officer was hit in the face during their arrests, NT Police said.
Man dead after fighting in Milingimbi
A man has died as a result of large-scale fighting in Milingimbi yesterday, NT Police said.
Police Public Safety Officer facing multiple charges over crash
A 36-year-old recruit to the NT Government’s new Police Public Safety Officer program has been charged with various traffic offences in connection to a vehicle crash that occurred last month while he was off duty, NT Police said.
Ex-traffic top cop avoids conviction for telling son to leave crash following positive breath test
A former “distinguished” senior traffic officer has been heavily fined but escaped conviction after instructing his son, who recorded a positive breath test, to drive away from a crash scene, enabling him to evade a drug test despite suspicions he was under the influence of drugs.
Infant found dead in parked Palmerston vehicle under investigation
NT Police are investigating the death of an infant allegedly found inside a parked vehicle in a Palmerston driveway on Friday afternoon.
Murder charge laid over suspicious Barkly Highway death
A 33-year-old man has now been charged with murder in connection to the suspicious highway death of a 27-year-old Queensland woman, who he claimed had “stopped breathing” after their vehicle struck a kangaroo, which the NT Police said they have found no evidence to substantiate.
Male arrested in connection to bedroom assault of child
Sex crimes detectives have arrested and charged a 20-year-old male with gross indecency of a child under 14, in connection to a sexual assault that occurred in Anula early Saturday morning when a girl was allegedly assaulted while sleeping in her bed.