A ute allegedly stolen by a group of teenagers drove at cars and pedestrians in the Alice Springs city centre before the vehicle smashed into a tree after police used tyre spikes to stop it, a source has told the NT Independent, however NT Police deny the claims.
A Katherine woman was jolted awake early Sunday morning to an unknown male in her bedroom while her house was being robbed by a group of three, NT Police said, which led to a stolen vehicle pursuit being abandoned after the driver allegedly swerved at a police vehicle on the opposite side of the road.
Five female youths were arrested over the weekend in connection with vehicle theft and aggravated robbery incidents in Nightcliff and Yarrawonga, including one stolen car driven by three girls crashing into a fence “at slow speed”, NT Police said.
Corrections Minister Gerard Maley has angered NT Police officers after falsely claiming on radio Friday morning that there were no corrections prisoners currently at the Alice Springs watch house, with the union representing police calling for him to come clean with the public and deal with the situation so police can do their jobs effectively.
A man has been charged after he allegedly punched a female Danish tourist in the face, knocking her out, and then stomped on her head in an unprovoked attack in Alice Springs, NT Police said.
An 11-year-old boy is one of three people arrested over the theft of a large amount of alcohol from a break-in at a Tennant Creek social club, NT Police said.
The ongoing use of police watch houses for long-term prisoners could start affecting the police’s ability to make arrests on a nightly basis, the union representing police said, with the practice continuing despite Corrections Minister Gerard Maley’s claims that transfers were finalised last month.
A woman was stabbed and bashed in an Alice Springs street in the early hours of this morning before being dragged away from the scene of the attack, with the victim still unknown and the offender on the run, NT Police said.
The NT’s Director of Public Prosecutions has referred an 82-page investigation report into the conduct of five senior NT Police officers who lied about racist awards the TRG produced back to the ICAC, raising a perceived conflict of interest for the acting-ICAC, who was involved in high-level political meetings relating to the Yuendumu shooting in 2019 while a senior public servant.
A man has been arrested in Alice Springs after he allegedly pushed his partner over causing her head to hit the floor and lose consciousness, NT Police said.
UPDATED: A 34-year-old male school employee in Darwin has been charged with sexual intercourse with a young person, who attended the school where the man worked, NT Police said Friday. The school at the centre of the alleged offending has now been identified.
A 71-year-old man named Trevor is in intensive care following surgery after he was attacked with a machete during a home invasion on Wednesday morning, an MLA has said, while another source has told the NT Independent two teenagers allegedly tried to cut off the man’s hand, and succeeded in cutting off one of his fingers.
