A flood evacuee at Marrara has been charged after he allegedly grabbed a police officer by the hair, dragged them along the ground, and hit them in the face on Saturday, NT Police said.
Woman stabbed in eye in home attack
A Millner woman was stabbed in the eye in an alleged domestic violence attack in her home on Thursday morning, NT Police said.
Two men facing charges after Borroloola drug bust, large sum of cash seized
Two men from the Borroloola area are facing drug charges following a drug bust in the remote community that saw 11 kilos of cannabis and more than half a million dollars in cash seized by police from a 68-year-old man.
‘It goes to culture and institutional integrity’: No criminal investigation into cop sharing topless pic of woman
Northern Territory Police say an officer who shared a photo of a half-naked distressed Aboriginal woman with colleagues in a group chat will not face a criminal investigation, partly because he had received an internal punishment of 12 months’ good behaviour, while the agency has refused to say whether the woman was asked if she wanted the matter investigated.
New warning to retailers as more counterfeit cash splashed around
More $50 and $100 notes have recently been used across the Territory, NT Police have warned, with police seizing more than $20,000 in fake currency since last September.
Firearm charges after man at casino later arrested with gun in car: Police
UPDATED: An allegedly intoxicated man who reportedly attempted to assault people as he left the Mindil Beach Casino early Monday morning was later arrested in Durack after an officer found an unregistered gun in his car, NT Police said, later clarifying the firearm is an air gun and not a standard Glock as it was originally called in the supplied picture.
Humpty Doo man charged with producing child abuse material
A 42-year-old Humpty Doo man was apprehended at a Palmerston shopping centre Sunday morning by the joint anti-child exploitation team and later charged with producing and transmitting child abuse material, NT Police said.
‘Confronting scene’: Fraud investigation leads to grisly discovery of dead dogs at Tennant Creek property
Several malnourished and dead dogs were discovered by police at a Tennant Creek property on Wednesday while attending on another matter that has led to animal cruelty charges against a 57-year-old man in a scene police described as “confronting” for officers, with the number of dead dogs on the property “incredibly concerning”.
Palmerston man arrested with child abuse material
A 25-year-old Palmerston man has been arrested and charged after a raid of his home yesterday uncovered child abuse and animal sexual abuse material, NT Police said.
Police call for witnesses, dashcam footage of last Friday’s Pinelands fatal pedestrian strike
Detectives investigating the death of a man who was struck by a vehicle on the inbound lane of the Stuart Highway at Pinelands on Friday, February 27, have appealed to the public for witnesses or dashcam footage of the incident.
Police arrest escaped prisoner in Alice Springs
UPDATED: NT Police have located 20-year-old Murphy Ward who escaped from Corrections while in the custody of private firm G4S on Monday afternoon, but police had failed to inform the public that Ward was recently charged with a series of violent crimes, including aggravated assault and choking, strangling and suffocating.
Woman hospitalised, two arrested over pedestrian strike in Tennant Creek
A woman suffering “visible head injuries” is in hospital in a serious condition after being struck by a car in Tennant Creek this morning, with two men in their 20s later arrested, NT Police said.