Five boys aged 13 to 16 have been arrested after allegedly stealing a car, leading to a police pursuit and the use of tyre spikes to stop it, NT Police said.
WWII munitions discovered after joint investigation into alleged $1.3m theft
A 52-year-old Livingstone man accused of stealing $1.33 million worth of plant, equipment and building materials, including World War II munitions, hand grenades, rocket components and warheads, has been arrested, NT Police said.
‘At no stage was I a threat to the police’: TV cameraman sprayed in face by cop during Alice riot
A television cameraman says he was doused in the face with capsicum spray by a police officer without warning while covering last week’s riot outside Alice Springs Hospital, where officers also threatened to arrest members of the media, but Police Commissioner Martin Dole has flip-flopped on his stance that it should not have happened, now saying the attack on the cameraman was “appropriate in the circumstances”.
Teen armed with sword charged for allegedly threatening to kill woman and child
A 15-year-old male armed with a Japanese sword was arrested and charged after he allegedly threatened to kill a woman and her child on an Alice Springs street Sunday evening, NT Police said.
Three department staffers stood down over child protection failures before disappearance of Kumanjayi Little Baby
Three Department of Children and Families staffers have been stood down following a report in The Australian Tuesday night that revealed five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby had been the subject of six child protection reports since mid-March and was living in a “dangerous environment” with no action having been taken by the department.
Alleged armed taxi robbery attempt, city shop break-in under investigation
A man has been charged after allegedly using an edged weapon to try to steal a taxi driver’s car on Sunday morning, while police are also searching for people who allegedly looted a Darwin city shop after its glass front door was broken on Monday morning, NT Police said.
Jefferson Lewis charged with murder of five-year-old girl; five more rioters arrested
NT Police have charged 47-year-old Jefferson Lewis with the murder of five-year-old Kumantjayi Little Baby following her abduction that led to a massive five-day search effort by hundreds in Alice Springs ending when her body was discovered Thursday morning.
Calls for calm after night of chaos in Alice Springs amid alleged child killer’s arrest
Community leaders are calling for calm in Alice Springs after a night of rioting outside the hospital where alleged child killer Jefferson Lewis was taken after his arrest, which saw an angry crowd throwing rocks and lighting a police car on fire, with Lewis later flown to Darwin to restore calm.
Alleged killer of five-year-old girl arrested, riot breaks out in Alice Springs
The man who allegedly abducted and murdered a five-year-old Alice Springs girl was arrested Thursday night after a five-day manhunt, NT Police confirmed, while police reportedly fired tear gas and rubber bullets at a crowd that assembled outside the hospital where Jefferson Lewis was taken.
Little girl missing for five days found dead: Police
The five-year-old girl who went missing early Sunday morning has been found dead after days of search efforts by NT Police and Alice Springs community members, with the hunt for alleged abductor and now suspected child rapist and murderer Jefferson Lewis the police’s sole focus.
Teen allegedly assaults restaurant worker
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested after allegedly punching a female restaurant worker in the face in Alice Springs before chasing and assaulting two adult male delivery drivers, NT Police said.
Search for missing girl enters day four, as police reveal man’s shirt and child’s underwear found
NT Police are continuing their search for missing five-year-old Sharon Granites four days after she went missing from Old Timers town camp outside of Alice Springs, with Police Commissioner Martin Dole calling for those with knowledge of the whereabouts of Jefferson Lewis, the man police believe abducted the girl, to come forward.