A man in Tennant Creek has been charged with raping and threatening to kill a woman he knew, NT Police said.
Victims of crime let down by govt’s ‘community court sentencing’ program: Sources
Offenders who commit crimes in Darwin and other urban centres can choose to be sentenced in their home remote community, as part of a new “community court sentencing” program implemented by the Fyles Government earlier this month, that sources say will silence victims, cut prosecutors out of the sentencing process and reduce the public’s awareness of how offenders are dealt with by the courts.
Police say the public did not ‘reasonably’ need to know about alleged rape of child
A member of the NT Police executive has said an investigation into the alleged rape of a seven-year-old girl in Tennant Creek was not something the public “reasonably” needed to know about, appearing to contradict the agency’s official transparency guidelines, while police have refused to say when the alleged attack happened.
Sexual assault of child in Tennant Creek suppressed by NT Police
Police have suppressed the sexual assault of a seven-year-old child in Tennant Creek and refused to say if the offender has been arrested, breaching their own transparency guidelines, an independent MLA has said.
Teen charged over burglary, others still on the run
A teenager has been arrested over a burglary in Tennant Creek but others involved are still on the run, NT Police said.
Alleged sex offender caught in Alice Springs after more than a week on the run
A 28-year-old man has been arrested in connection to an alleged sexual assault in Alice Springs that occurred last week, NT Police said, only issuing a statement after being sent questions by the NT Independent.
Rural man charged after killing two dogs with gun
A 52-year-old rural area man is facing multiple charges after allegedly shooting two dogs at a Humpty Doo property and taking the dead animals with him, NT Police said, resulting in an armed stand-off.
High Court bid to overturn Gunlom Falls ‘immunity’ ruling
The Aboriginal Areas Protection Agency is taking its legal fight over Kakadu’s Gunlom Falls walking track construction to the High Court, following a Supreme Court ruling the Federal Government was immune from any criminal punishment, it has been reported.
Kids and adults arrested for stealing senior’s ute, aggravated robbery: Police
Eight people are facing charges after they allegedly threatened a 73-old-man with “blunt weapons” before stealing his Toyota Hilux on a property in Adelaide River, NT Police said.
Missing helicopter pilot found dead near Mataranka
A 59-year-old helicopter pilot who went missing on Thursday was found deceased among the wreckage of his Robinson R22 helicopter on Saturday afternoon, NT Police said.
Trial of overnight child protection workers for Alice Springs
Child protection workers will be rostered on overnight in Alice Springs on weekdays and 24-hours on Friday to Sunday in a trial lasting less than two months, the Fyles Government has announced, breaking the promise of Police Minister Brent Potter who when spruiking the government’s so-called ‘summer crime reduction plan’ said they would be on the streets 24-hours-a-day with no mention of it being a trial.
Woman allegedly stabbed in back by partner
A man who allegedly stabbed his partner multiple times in the back, and slashed her ear, in Palmerston has been arrested, NT Police said.