A man died after a collision between a 4WD and a truck on the Arnhem Highway on Friday, NT Police said.


A man died after a collision between a 4WD and a truck on the Arnhem Highway on Friday, NT Police said.

The 52-year-old police officer who was sacked Friday afternoon for alleged “serious breaches” of discipline is Detective Senior Sergeant Wayne Newell, the NT Independent can confirm.

The former operator of the Darwin city burger joint Good Thanks has been fined $21,000 in the Federal Circuit Court for underpaying a young chef and showing no remorse for it, the Fair Work Ombudsman said.

NT Police are calling for the public’s help to identify a group of nine youths who allegedly threatened an employee of a Katherine service station with a knife before stealing cash and cigarettes.

A man has been arrested over the “suspicious” death of a woman in a Malak house overnight, NT Police said.

EXCLUSIVE: A senior NT Police detective who was the subject of an interstate investigation for allegedly perverting the course of justice in the Zach Rolfe murder investigation has been suspended over unrelated allegations he impersonated a female officer in an online dating app, where he allegedly exchanged sexually explicit photos with an unknown male who later attempted to meet the female officer in person.

The NT Police executive have sacked a 52-year-old recruit constable for allegedly making “racist remarks”, while a number of senior officers accused of holding annual racist awards and lying to the Coroner about them, remain in their roles with no action being taken.

The NT Police have struck a blow to the Mongrel Mob in the NT after arresting and charging six members for suspected drug trafficking, as part of a “national week of action” against outlaw motorcycle gangs, with police alleging the Mongrels were distributing illicit substances in remote NT communities.

A man was stabbed multiple times in his leg and body following a fight which broke out in a car in Alice Springs, NT Police said.

A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman in a Palmerston street during the afternoon, with the man allegedly on the run since last Thursday, NT Police said.

A fatal crash on an access road near Papunya on Friday afternoon involving two vehicles carrying 10 people, including five children, has left one person dead, NT Police said.

A police officer has been charged with aggravated assault and has been suspended with pay, NT Police said.