A man was flown to Royal Darwin Hospital from a community outside Katherine, after he was allegedly bashed repeatedly with a ‘blunt weapon’, NT Police said.
Woman allegedly sexually assaulted while sleeping
A 22-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman sleeping in her bed in her Alice Springs home, NT Police said.
One of five officers who misled court involved in ‘most coon-like BBQ’ award, another had name on ‘Noogudah club’
EXCLUSIVE: Two senior NT Police officers who lied to the court about the existence of racist TRG awards in sworn statements were heavily involved in their making and awarding, the NT Independent can reveal, with one officer who denied the existence of a “coon of the year award” having been involved in awarding the “most coon-like BBQ” certificate in 2007, while another senior officer had his name engraved on the ‘Noogudah club’ – an improvised weapon seized from a remote community during riots that he told the court was “never linked to Indigenous people”.
Police officer charged with rape
An unnamed 32-year-old NT Police officer is facing rape and other sexual offence charges, NT Police have confirmed.
Woman threatened outside home with ‘blunt object’, man threatened with ‘edged’ weapon: police
Two 13-year-old girls allegedly threatened a woman with a ‘blunt object’ outside her home In Alice Springs, with one later allegedly breaking into the house through a window, while a man was allegedly threatened with an ‘edged’ weapon outside his home in another suburb and told to get into a vehicle, NT Police said.
Serious assault on several police officers in remote community under investigation
UPDATED: Three police officers were injured, and one knocked out, early Wednesday morning after an alleged “disgusting” attack by multiple people at a remote community while the officers attempted to arrest a man for domestic violence offences, NT Police said.
Violent afternoon crime spree suspect in custody, undergoing mental health assessment: Police
A 42-year-old man was arrested by NT Police late yesterday afternoon following a violent crime spree across the Darwin northern suburbs, where he allegedly attempted to run people over with a car, threw rocks at others, assaulted at least one person with a baseball bat, chased a female jogger while armed and reportedly “threatened” motorists with an umbrella while driving erratically down Bagot Road.
Revealed: Secret police officer stat dec about ‘racist and inexcusable’ awards contradicts ICAC findings
EXCLUSIVE: A secret statutory declaration filed by one of the five officers accused of lying to the courts about the racist TRG awards shows the officer later admitted to personally creating slide shows with racist images between 2015 and 2022 – directly contradicting the Office of the ICAC’s assertions the racist awards stopped in 2015 – while raising further questions about why none of the officers have been charged for providing false statements to the court.
Woman found dead on street with head injury
Major Crime Unit detectives are investigating the death of a woman who was found dead at toilet block in Wanguri with a head injury, NT Police said.
Woman attacked with weapon in home invasion
A woman in Alice Springs was assaulted in her home by a male youth with a weapon during a break-in, while police are looking for a group who stole a ute from a police compound which was later allegedly used to try and ram a police car, NT Police said.
80 DV offenders including rapists arrested since September in ‘targeted operation’: Police
An NT Police operation to target domestic violence offenders with outstanding warrants has resulted in 80 arrests, police said, including 36 made in regional and remote areas since the beginning of September.
Man killed in remote crash
A man was killed in a single vehicle crash near Wadeye that also involved two other adults and a 10-year-old child, NT Police said.