NT Police are investigating multiple armed disturbances in Ngukurr over the weekend that saw a 14-year-old boy airlifted out of the community Saturday afternoon after being speared in the back, police said.
Four youths on the run after bail facility escape
Police are asking the public for help to find four youths who escaped from the Barkly Bail Facility in Tennant Creek on Saturday.
Police searching for 9-year-old who allegedly stole cigarettes, threatened employee in group robbery
Two 13-year-olds have been arrested for their alleged role in a Palmerston service station robbery on Sunday afternoon, while police continue to search for a nine-year-old who allegedly threatened an employee with a pair of scissors and made off with “a quantity of cigarettes”, NT Police said.
Boy charged for allegedly spitting at officer
A 12-year-old boy in Tennant Creek has been charged with assault and damage to property after allegedly spitting in the face of a police officer who was talking to him because they were concerned for his welfare, and then throwing a rock that shattered the rear windscreen of a police vehicle, NT Police said.
Pedestrian killed in Berrimah car collision; three-vehicle Coolalinga crash probed
A man was struck and killed by a white Toyota Hilux while crossing Berrimah Road around 9:30pm Wednesday night, NT Police said, as the investigation into the crash and the man’s identity continues, which occurred just before a separate three-vehicle crash at Coolalinga that trapped a man inside his vehicle.
Dole appoints Clint Sims as part of two-deputy police commissioner ‘trial’
Former NT Police officer Clint Sims has been appointed one of two deputy police commissioners under a six-month “trial” of the dual-role model that was previously used for years in the executive, with Acting Deputy Commissioner Travis Wurst staying on despite recently withdrawing his application for the permanent job for “personal reasons”, which comes amid ongoing turmoil in senior police leadership.
CLP misrepresented crime data, top cop refuses to address comparison problem
Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro misrepresented crime statistics when she claimed this week the NT has fallen to 2017 crime levels, a claim that was made despite an official warning that older data cannot be compared with current data following the introduction of new police software, while independent MLA Justine Davis accused the CLP of blatantly manipulating statistics to create a false narrative of community safety.
Gosling charged with breaching bail
UPDATED: Federal Labor MP Luke Gosling has been charged with breach of bail in relation to the ongoing allegations he assaulted Administrator David Connolly, NT Police said, with Mr Gosling’s office saying he intends to defend the new charge.
Police accidentally release DV offender after sentencing
NT Police “mistakenly” released a 38-year-old man who was sentenced to six months for aggravated assault and breaching domestic violence orders at the Katherine court house Monday afternoon, later tracking him down through CCTV footage and arresting him Tuesday morning.
Toddler and mother injured in alleged Alice Springs attack
A man has been charged with allegedly assaulting a woman and her child, aged under two, with a blunt weapon, breaking the mother’s hand and causing swelling to the child’s head, NT Police said.
Fire crew called in as police arrest man from Malak rooftop
Police used a fire truck’s telescopic boom platform to arrest a man who had climbed onto the roof of a two-storey unit complex Friday morning where he threw rocks at police after allegedly assaulting someone, NT Police said.
Police raid businesses over alleged $9m illegal tobacco, vape sales
A 33-year-old man has been charged with money laundering following a four-month investigation into businesses that allegedly generated more than $9 million from illegal tobacco and vaping sales, NT Police have said.