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.
Rangers shoot crocodile that took girl
The crocodile that killed a 12-year-old girl near Palumpa last week has been killed, NT Police said.
Three vehicles stolen after business gate rammed
Offenders rammed the front gate of an Alice Springs business and stole three vehicles overnight, NT Police said.
Curfew ordered for Alice Springs
Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has ordered a three-day curfew for Alice Springs following days of serious incidents in the troubled town, that saw four off-duty police officers bashed and robbed over the weekend and another officer run over by a car outside a bottle shop late last week.
A dozen people arrested after stolen vehicle spree in Darwin, police pursuits
Twelve people have been arrested, mostly young teens, following multiple stolen car chases across the Darwin area on Sunday morning, NT Police said, including one incident that saw the police’s dog operations unit vehicle rammed by car thieves during a pursuit.
Four off-duty officers allegedly assaulted and robbed in Alice Springs by 20 male youths: Police
Four off-duty police officers were allegedly robbed and assaulted by a group of 20 youths early Sunday morning, NT Police said, while it has been reported the Police Commissioner is considering another curfew for the town following the incident.
Child killed, 10 injured in remote crash
A child was killed and 10 people were injured in a car crash near Kalkarindji that police believe involved alcohol and a large number of unrestrained passengers, NT Police said.
Remains of girl feared taken by crocodile located: Police
The remains of a 12-year-old girl who went missing while swimming in a creek in the remote community of Palumpa have been located, NT Police said, following an extensive day-and-a-half search amid fears she had been killed by a crocodile.