Occupants in an allegedly stolen car threw rocks at Strike Force Viper members in a police vehicle before ramming another police vehicle, NT Police said.
Wadeye man dies in hospital following assault last week
A Wadeye man has died in hospital after being assaulted in the community a week ago, with police seeking help from the public in their investigation into the attack, NT Police said.
More than 20 vehicles have windows smashed in Alice Springs CBD
The windows on more than 20 vehicles in the Alice Springs CBD were smashed between Friday afternoon and Monday morning, NT Police said.
Prisoner escapes from Alice Springs jail
A prisoner escaped from Alice Springs jail yesterday afternoon with NT Police only telling the public about him absconding on Wednesday morning, with the man still on the run.
Indigenous police officers file human rights complaint against police commissioner, government
Three serving Aboriginal community police officers have filed a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission against the Northern Territory government and Police Commissioner Michael Murphy, alleging 20 years of racial discrimination through vilification, derision, and unequal pay.
Woman threatened with hammer in home invasion
Police are looking for a male who allegedly broke into a woman’s house, attempted to hit her with a hammer, and stole from her, but have given the public no description of the alleged offender.
Man charged over alleged ‘edged weapon’ attack: police
A 49-year-old man has been charged after allegedly threatening to kill a man in an Alice Springs shopping centre, then attempting to strike him with an “edged weapon”, NT Police said.
Judge sets aside $120k finding that police officer inserted finger into woman’s vagina during search
A Supreme Court judge has found a Local Court judge’s reasons for finding a police officer slipped her finger into a woman’s vagina during a search for drugs and jewellery to be inadequate, setting aside the judgment, and calling for the matter to be reheard in the lower court again before a different judge.
Darwin bus driver kicked in the head while driving on Stuart Highway
A 21-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly kicking a bus driver in the head while he was driving along the Stuart Highway through Pinelands on Tuesday afternoon, NT Police said.
Woman stabbed in the back while walking down street by unknown assailant
A 26-year-old man has been arrested after allegedly stabbing a woman he did not know in the back while she walked down the street in a remote NT community on Monday afternoon, NT Police said.
Police searching for masked suspects in overnight Katherine crime spree
An “extensive search” is underway in Katherine for a group of alleged masked offenders who evaded police and fled into bushland following an overnight crime spree in a white Toyota Landcruiser, that involved ramraiding a local restaurant and threatening a service station employee with a weapon, NT Police said.
Guests robbed in Alice Springs hotel rooms
A group broke into rooms in two Alice Springs hotels while guests slept and robbed them, with one alleged offender armed with a machete in one break-in, while an 11-year-old and a 14-year-old stole a camper van from a business in the town and drove it through the city, NT Police said.