Twenty per cent of motorists specifically tested for drugs at checkpoints as part of last weekend’s Easter road safety campaign were found to be under the influence, NT Police said, in an alarming result of a small sample size.
Police still investigating ‘suspicious death’ involving woman and kangaroo at Avon Downs in Barkly region
UPDATED: The death of a woman who reportedly stopped breathing after the vehicle she was in “allegedly” struck a kangaroo near the Barkly Homestead Sunday morning is being treated as suspicious, NT Police said, with more information provided on Wednesday as police continue to call for the public’s help.
Edged weapons used in two break-ins, nine arrested: police
Nine people have been arrested in Alice Springs after two separate incidents in which four males, including one armed with an edged weapon, broke into a house and five males, armed with edged weapons and metal poles, broke into a caravan, threatening residents and stealing car keys in both cases, NT Police said.
Girl ‘indecently assaulted’ while sleeping in her northern suburbs bedroom
NT Police sex crimes detectives are searching for a “middle-aged man” who allegedly broke into an Anula home and indecently assaulted a girl under 15 while she slept in her bed early Saturday morning.
Youths on the run after break-in attempt leaves man seriously injured
Up to four youths remain on the run after allegedly attempting to break into a home and assaulting a 50-year-old man, leaving him with a serious hand injury, NT Police said.
One dead, another wounded in Katherine stabbings
A man has been arrested after a 19-year-old died after being stabbed Katherine, and another man with a stab wound was flown to Darwin for treatment overnight, NT Police said.
Second custody death in a week after man found dead in Holtze cell
A man was found dead in his cell at Holtze prison on Saturday morning, with NT Police saying the death is not considered suspicious.
Police seeking witnesses to a sexual assault
Police are calling for a witnesses to a woman being sexually assaulted in Palmerston early on Friday morning, the agency has said.
Assistant Police Commissioner sat on promotion panels for officers she had sex with: Sources
EXCLUSIVE: NT Police Assistant Commissioner Janelle Tonkin sat on two hiring panels that promoted at least two senior police officers with whom she had allegedly been involved in separate sexual relationships but did not declare any conflicts of interest, sources with knowledge of the situation have told the NT Independent, with the matter mysteriously removed from the Justice Alan Blow report into senior police appointments publicly released last October.
Man dies in police custody
A man has died in police custody following his arrest after allegedly assaulting a woman at a retirement home, NT Police said.
Katherine Town Council ordered to reinstate former CEO
A Federal Court judge has ordered Katherine Town Council to reinstate its former chief executive officer Ingrid Stonhill and allow her to continue on worker’s compensation leave until the conclusion of two unlawful discrimination complaints currently being investigated by the Australian Human Rights Commission.
Woman found dead near bus stop
NT Police are investigating the death of a woman in her 50s who was found unresponsive near a bus stop on Karama Crescent Monday night.