Police Commissioner Michael Murphy denied 57 days of sick leave to a police officer who served for 40 years in the NT, and who now has a “difficult” health prognosis relying on the hope of a “medical discovery”, without reason or justification, Fair Work Commissioner Bernie Riordan has said.
Two men have been arrested after allegedly assaulting a group of five with a metal pole, a machete and a guitar case full of other weapons, leaving one man with head injuries and a lacerated ear at a bus exchange, NT Police said.
A 12-year-old boy and two teenage boys have been charged over an aggravated robbery at a service station in Ludmilla on Sunday, where one of the boys allegedly assaulted a male employee with a screwdriver, causing a minor injury, NT Police has said.
NT Police are calling for witnesses in relation to a single-vehicle crash that occurred just outside Jabiru Monday morning that caused serious injuries to a “male youth” who was driving.
Six teens are facing charges following an apparent home invasion in Alice Springs on Friday night that involved five youths threatening occupants of a residence with weapons to steal their car keys, NT Police said, calling on the public to help identify another two suspects still on the run.
A group of youths stole car keys from the Alice Springs Local Court building and used them to steal a car which police had described as being driven dangerously around town this week, while at least one occupant threw rocks at police and attempted to ram a police car, sources have told the NT Independent.
A Tennant Creek man is facing an aggravated assault charge after being filmed putting his boot down with force on the head of child being sat on by the now suspended Barkly Regional Council mayor Jeffery McLaughlin, while threatening to bash and kill the child, but police have not said if they intend to charge Mr McLaughlin.
A 29-year-old woman is in hospital after allegedly being stabbed by her 33-year-old partner at a residence in Nightcliff on Thursday afternoon, NT Police said.
A girl was threatened with a knife by one of three men who broke into her house in Alice Springs while she was alone, with police asking for witnesses but have not provided a description of the men who are still on the run.
A 42-year-old Humpty Doo man allegedly threatened the occupants of a rural property with a loaded gun on Tuesday night because he was angry about a Facebook post “regarding dogs wandering into yards”, NT Police have said.
The Barkly Regional Council will have to defend the sacking of an employee in the Federal Court after mediation between the two parties broke down, while the aggrieved former employee intends to subpoena the controversial Justitia Report and its author.
Police are calling for information regarding three stolen vehicles in Alice Springs which they said were being driven dangerously around town last night with the occupants allegedly throwing rocks at citizens and the police, while also trying to ram police vehicles.
