WATCH THE VIDEO: A video of prominent Darwin silk Jon Tippett recorded in the police watch house shortly after he was arrested for drunkenly crashing into a police car last November, shows him repeatedly laughing at the situation while asking officers to “make it a whole lot easier” on him, the NT Independent can reveal.
A man who was allegedly chased from the Alice Springs Hospital by police because of an outstanding arrest warrant for domestic violence, allegedly threatened to burn down the house he was holed up in during what police described as a siege.
UPDATED: Two 30-year-old men reportedly escaped from an NT Corrections facility in Nhulunbuy on Saturday night, with Corrections not discovering until the next morning that a third inmate, aged 34, had also escaped the facility around the same time, NT Police said. The trio were arrested on Monday.
UPDATED: Four male youths who escaped from a “supported accommodation” facility in Alice Springs on Wednesday night around 10pm, have been apprehended, the NT Police said on Friday afternoon.
A dangerous driving incident that saw a man allegedly flee police while high on methamphetamine ended when the NT Police, assisted by its drone unit, apprehended the 33-year-old man in Alice Springs late last night.
High-profile Darwin silk Jon Tippett is facing multiple charges after he allegedly crashed into the back of a police car while driving over the legal blood alcohol limit late last year, the NT Independent can reveal.
A 72-year-old man has been arrested and charged for alleged historical child sex offences committed in Berry Springs between 2010 and 2015, NT Police said.
A 14-year-old girl who was taken into protective custody after police observed her allegedly chroming and under the influence of a substance at the Hibiscus shopping centre on Sunday morning, allegedly bit a female officer, piercing her skin on the wrist and finger, NT Police said.
A 49-year-old man is in custody after a woman believed to be his partner was discovered unresponsive near the Todd River overnight, with NT Police confirming the woman later died.
A 63-year-old man has died after the plane he was piloting crashed at the Fogg Dam recreational area Sunday morning, police said, with a 29-year-old female passenger surviving the crash.
NT Police are investigating the discovery of a body east of Alice Springs on Saturday afternoon, while also dealing with a massive brawl in the CBD and another home invasion over the weekend.
A man and woman allegedly involved in making child sexual abuse material in the Darwin region are facing an additional 49 charges, with NT Police alleging the pair were “planning further offending” against children before they were arrested in October.
