A 17-year-old boy has been arrested over the stabbing death of a man in Tennant Creek, NT Police said, a death which came amid an ongoing feud between families from outlying communities that police say has already led to violent clashes and the seizure of a large number of weapons this week.
Three men allegedly involved in a “vicious attack” at the Casuarina bus interchange in March that led to a 48-year-old man dying two months later from his injuries have now been charged with murder, NT Police said Tuesday.
The NT Police operation to locate 44-year-old Brandt Graham, who allegedly jumped the dock at Darwin Local Court on Friday and evaded police for four days, ended in Gunn Tuesday afternoon in a short foot pursuit with the dog unit, while eight others believed to be in his “support network” have also been arrested, police said.
A man was allegedly hit in the face, threatened with a knife and robbed while stopped on his e-scooter to make a phone call near Casuarina Beach early Monday morning, NT Police said.
An investigation has been launched into a workplace incident that occurred on Friday, resulting in the death of a 62-year-old man, NT Police said.
UPDATED: A Finke Desert Race motorbike driver has died in a crash during the event’s first leg from Alice Springs to Aputula/Finke on Sunday afternoon, NT Police have confirmed.
NT Police will not say whether it is investigating the findings of “inappropriate” conduct in the government unit tasked with implementing NT Health’s Acacia IT system, that family members of deceased employee Shaun Joyce said contributed to his death.
A man who evaded NT Police for more than 24 hours was arrested in spectacular fashion on Trower Road this afternoon with police shooting at his car with a shotgun which then led to the man dousing himself in fuel and hiding in his vehicle before police smashed out the back window with fire extinguishers to arrest him.
NT Police are searching for 44-year-old Brandt Graham, who reportedly escaped G4S security officers at Darwin Local Court Friday morning, with police warning the public not to approach him.
A 51-year-old man has been charged with drugs and weapons offences after the bus he was travelling on from Katherine to Palmerston was stopped by police and searched by a drug-sniffing dog who allegedly found meth, marijuana and knives on the man, NT Police said.
Fire and rescue crews are at the site of a road train that caught on fire Tuesday morning following a crash on the Arnhem Highway east of the Adelaide River bridge.
A 16-year-old boy has died following a single-vehicle rollover north of Katherine this morning after a series of alleged vehicle thefts overnight, NT Police said.
