A 79-year-old man was assaulted by a group of five male youths during a home invasion in Tennant Creek, with the offenders still on the run, NT Police said.
NTPA calls for ‘safe places’ for members to obtain mental health and wellbeing services
NT Police officers need ‘safe places’ away from major police stations where members can receive counselling and the government needs to fully fund and staff a wellbeing team to deliver preventative and responsive services, the union representing the NT’s cops said, while the Police Minister has refused to provide more details around proposed new wellbeing services for officers.
Man dies in Berry Springs roll over
A man died after his ute rolled at Berry Springs on Tuesday afternoon, NT Police said.
Group of 10 youths on the run after allegedly sexually assaulting two females in home invasion
Police are searching for a group of 10 youths who allegedly broke into a Katherine home overnight – including “at least one” armed with a weapon – who allegedly sexually assaulted two females in the home, damaged property and stole items before fleeing the scene.
Police looking to identify mental health risks, two years after review found no defined mental health strategy
More than two years after a secret review into well-being services for police found there was no defined strategy to deal with mental health matters, the Lawler Government has established an early intervention program for police well-being, while a former officer who is still waiting for a wellness check three years after he left the force said it has taken too long.
Cop who shot at Parap man is TRG marksman, sent racist messages while in the IRT
EXCLUSIVE: The police officer who fired a single shot at a disturbed man in Parap last week that missed the target is currently a trained marksman in the elite NT Police’s Territory Response Group, the NT Independent can reveal, who was in the IRT unit back in 2019 when he sent racist text messages calling Indigenous people “n****rs”, but was later promoted to the TRG.
Police looking for witnesses to pedestrian being hit
A driver who hit a pedestrian, leaving her in a critical condition, had alcohol in his system and is expected to be charged today, NT Police said.
Police fire shot at man during 12-hour armed standoff
UPDATED: An internal investigation has been launched into why an NT Police officer fired a shot at a man during an armed standoff at his Parap home on Thursday evening, in an unusual situation that ended 12 hours after it started.
Woman sexually assaulted in break-in: police
A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by a stranger who broke into her house in Borroloola, NT Police said.
Officers pelted with rocks in Peppimenarti, union says police are assaulted every day
Police officers in Peppimenarti allegedly had rocks thrown at them after seizing alcohol, NT Police said, while the NT Police Association president Nathan Finn has said officers were being assaulted every day, including with rocks and iron bars.
NT road deaths surpass last year’s total after Daly River crash
A woman who was killed after a vehicle crash near Daly River on Sunday is the 32nd person to die on Northern Territory roads this year, which compares to the seven people killed in the same period last year, and the 31 people killed for the whole of 2023.
Hit-and-run in Darwin City under investigation
NT Police are calling for the public’s help to identify the driver of a black sedan that allegedly struck a 41-year-old female pedestrian on Mitchell Street on Wednesday night and drove off.