Two people have died and two others injured in separate vehicle crashes over the weekend, NT Police said, including an Alice Springs woman who was clipped by a car reportedly driving erratically early Saturday morning.
Man stabbed in home in Darwin’s northern suburbs: Police
A 62-year-old man was stabbed inside a home in Darwin’s northern suburbs on Thursday night, NT Police said.
Another of the police top brass gone; sources say investigation dispute at heart of departure
NT Police have announced the sudden retirement of Assistant Commissioner Bruce Porter, which sources say relates to a disagreement with Police Commissioner Michael Murphy over how police are dealing with allegations a senior detective perverted the course of justice in connection to the Zach Rolfe murder investigation.
Arrests in Peppimenarti amid crackdown after community complaints about policing
Police have arrested 10 men in Peppimenarti as part of a crackdown following repeated community complaints about the lack of policing and the criminal damage inflicted by the Jovi Boys gang.
Police fail to publicly report gunman on the loose, violent attack against Alice cops
Two NT Police officers were allegedly assaulted by an angry mob in an Alice Springs town camp while attempting to arrest a man who allegedly shot at people at a funeral last week and was on the run, in a dangerous incident the NT Police media unit did not report to the public.
Commissioner visits Peppimenarti almost seven months after human rights complaint filed against police
Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has visited the troubled remote community of Peppimenarti where residents have lodged a human rights complaint about inadequate policing while being terrorised by a gang known as the Jovi Boys in a situation that has been labelled a “national disgrace”.
NT Police change story on failure to report violent sexual assault at Casuarina Square
After initially appearing to state the public will no longer be informed of serious sexual assaults, Assistant Police Commissioner Travis Wurst changed tack this morning, claiming the NT Police’s failure to publicly report a violent sexual assault at Casuarina Square last week was due to an agency “oversight”.
14-year-old leads police on stolen vehicle pursuit, rams into cop car
A 14-year-old male and two 20-year-old females have been arrested after allegedly stealing a car on Mitchell Street and smashing into a police vehicle after a long pursuit Sunday night, NT Police said.
Mayor pleads not guilty to drug charges, one driving charge dropped
Barkly Regional Council Mayor Jeff McLaughlin has pleaded not guilty to possession and supply of cannabis, cultivating cannabis plants, and driving with THC in his body, charges that stemmed from two different roadside drug tests, while a charge of driving under the influence of the drug has been dropped, it has been reported.
Drugs and alcohol bound for remote communities seized by dog unit
A woman who fled into scrubland after running out of a car being pursued by police has been arrested and a handbag containing 43 grams of Cannabis seized as part of a remote roadblock operation on the Central Arnhem Highway, NT Police said.
Police coronial report was significantly altered after Rolfe’s legal team became aware of it, documents show
EXCLUSIVE: A damning coronial report critical of the criminal investigation into Zach Rolfe that former police commissioner Jamie Chalker tried to hide ahead of trial was significantly altered just two days after the NT Police brass discovered Mr Rolfe’s legal team knew of its existence, the NT Independent can reveal.
Chroming teens assaulted dental clinic staff day before city assaults, practice manager says
Four teens assaulted staff at a Fannie Bay dental clinic shortly after chroming in a nearby cafe, the owner of the practice has said, in a violent attack which was followed the next day by three teens assaulting two women in Darwin city, leading to calls from the business community for more police on the streets.