The Finocchiaro Government will reintroduce the use of spit hoods on children in police watch houses, Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has said.
Woman killed in Wickham Point crash
A woman was killed in a single vehicle rollover at Wickham Point overnight, NT Police said.
Two men charged over child exploitation
Two Northern Territory men have been charged with separate child exploitation offences, including one of the men being charged with gross indecency with a child under 14-years of age, NT Police said.
Woman killed in stabbing: police
A man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing his partner to death in the remote community of Lajamanu, NT Police said.
Woman charged for allegedly stabbing people with scissors
A 19-year-old woman has been charged after allegedly stabbing multiple people with scissors on the street in Parap on Thursday evening, NT Police said.
Man charged with murder over Malak stabbing
A man has been charged with murder over the stabbing death of his nephew in Malak, NT Police said.
Two youths steal woman’s electric scooter
A woman’s electric scooter was stolen late at night in Alice Springs by two male youths who blocked her path, hit her on the wrist and pulled it away from her, NT Police said.
Police catch teen who escaped custody
A 14-year-old boy who escaped police custody from an unspecified place in Darwin on Wednesday afternoon was caught on Thursday morning, NT Police said.
Police arrest man whose parole was revoked
NT Police say they have arrested a man whose parole they revoked last week, a man who had been sentenced in 2013 to a non-parole period of nine years in prison for his part in an infamous gang rape at gunpoint of two European backpackers in Alice Springs.
Former top traffic cop to contest charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice
The Territory’s former top traffic cop will contest a charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice relating to a traffic matter.
Police find woman dead in Katherine street
The partner of a woman who was found dead in Katherine on Monday night has been arrested, NT Police said, while police are also looking for information about a man who was assaulted in the town later in the night and had to be flown to Darwin for treatment.
Elderly man injured in fight with armed intruder
A 70-year-old Moulden man fell down stairs during a fight with one of two home invaders who were allegedly armed with a pitchfork and hammer, NT Police said.