NT Police are calling for the public’s help to identify a male who allegedly entered a home on Van Senden Avenue in Alice Springs Monday morning, just before 9am, where he allegedly sexually assaulted an adult female.
Twelve-year-old arrested over dangerous driving in stolen car: Police
A 12-year-old boy allegedly rammed a car occupied by two security guards with a stolen 4WD in Alice Springs, attempted to ram a police car, then hit another police car, before being stopped with tyre spikes, NT Police said.
Teen dead, two others hurt in fatal Coolalinga vehicle crash
A 15-year-old boy has died and two others were injured in a single-vehicle crash along a stretch of Stuart Highway near Coolalinga at 12:15 am on Sunday, NT Police said.
‘Government spin doctors were caught out’: Less police in Alice Springs now than January, NTPA say
There are three less police officers in Alice Springs now than in late January when the Prime Minister announced there would be 30 more police, NT Police Association president Nathan Finn said, accusing the government of misleading the public and saying there are not enough police to fill regular shifts, let alone provide the 50 “extra” officers daily that were promised recently.
NT Police fail to inform public about violent history of offender on the loose
NT Police have warned the public not to approach a man they believe breached his bail, but failed to tell the public he had previously served time for killing a man in a remote community.
Stolen 4WD crashes into stationary car with baby inside
An unidentified offender is on the run after stealing a 4WD and colliding it with a stationary car occupied by a woman and a one-year-old girl, NT Police said.
Man charged over driving at woman, ramming house
A man who allegedly drove his vehicle at a woman before crashing into the house behind her has been charged with recklessly endangering serious harm, and being armed with an offensive weapon, NT Police said.
Groote Eylandt’s GEMCO mine broken into again: Sources
The GEMCO mine on Groote Eylandt has been broken into for a third time in less than two months, sources have said.
Fatal weekend hit-and-run crash involving cyclist under investigation
A fatal hit-and-run crash involving a cyclist in Nhulunbuy early Sunday morning is the focus of an NT Police investigation, with police calling for any witnesses to come forward.
‘It is one the saddest things to watch’: Kids on the street at night, joy riding, and ram raiding in Alice Springs
Young offenders are still on the run after throwing rocks at police following a ram raid of an Alice Springs service station, NT Police said, which followed the arrest of eight children aged between 11 and 13 for stealing a car, while a prominent businessman says the town is in a similar situation to last year, despite the Fyles Government’s summer crime reduction ‘plan’.
One man arrested, one on the run after bottle shop burglaries
One man is still on the run after he broke into two bottle shops with another man in Leanyer, NT Police said.
Traditional owners seek ‘$225m’ compensation over mine
The Northern Land Council has laid out its final submissions in a “$225 million” compensation claim against the NT government on behalf of the Gudanji, Yanyuwa and Yanyuwa-Marra peoples over the expansion of the McArthur River Mine, the media has reported.