A spate of break-ins at businesses across the Greater Darwin region overnight has led to three arrests, including a teen who was tracked down by CCTV operators in Parap, NT Police said.
Police pursuit of stolen car used for break-ins ends with arrest of three
Another police chase of a stolen car full of children has ended with the arrests of three males after they allegedly stole the car to commit a string of break-ins in the northern suburbs overnight, police said.
24-year-old charged with child exploitation offences involving social media
A 24-year-old Jingili man had his home raided by police on Friday where he was arrested and charged with multiple counts of possessing and accessing child abuse material, NT Police said.
Man attacked with knife, treated in hospital for unspecified injuries, police don’t say if he was stabbed
Police are looking for witnesses to a knife attack on a Darwin street, which left a man in hospital but the agency has not said if the man was stabbed or what injuries he suffered.
Police dog brought in for arrest after man escapes from police multiple times
An 18-year-old man, who had escaped from police multiple times, has been arrested over his alleged perpetration of domestic violence and serious property offences NT Police said, but the agency gave no details of the alleged crimes, including when they were said to have been committed, and how long the man had been on the run.
Woman assaulted, car stolen in unreported assault over weekend
UPDATED: The NT Police suppressed an alleged violent home invasion and carjacking incident in Tennant Creek on Saturday afternoon from the public, in which a woman returning from a shopping trip was assaulted and her car stolen with the alleged offender still on the run, the NT Independent can confirm.
‘Not in the public interest’: Another body drops criminal complaint against senior NT Police detective
EXCLUSIVE: The NT Ombudsman has dropped an investigation into allegations senior NT Police detective Wayne Newell perverted the course of justice while in a key role in the Zach Rolfe murder investigation, citing in internal documents that it is “not in the public interest” to pursue, the NT Independent can reveal.
Driver charged for driving under the influence of amphetamine after collision that killed motorbike rider
UPDATED: A 28-year-old man has been charged with driving while under the influence of amphetamine, after being involved in a collision that killed a 33-year-old man who was riding an unregistered dirt bike under the influence of alcohol, NT Police said.
Spears, crossbows and machetes used in major ‘disturbances’ on Groote Eylandt
Three men have been taken to Royal Darwin Hospital with serious injuries sustained during public unrest in the remote community of Angurugu that has seen family groups at war all week with spears, crossbows and machetes, NT Police said.
13-year-old charged over armed home invasion in Katherine
A 13-year-old boy on bail who allegedly broke into a Katherine home armed with a knife and threatened a child on Wednesday afternoon has been charged, NT Police said.
Confusion over criminal complaint investigation against senior NT Police detective
The NT Police brass claimed five weeks ago it had referred a criminal complaint against a senior detective who investigated Zach Rolfe to the anti-corruption commissioner, however the NT Independent can confirm the ICAC is not investigating the matter and has put it back on police.
Recidivist young offenders’ criminal records erased as new laws take effect
Roughly 30 young offenders with a long list of prior crimes across the Northern Territory have had their records wiped clean following the Fyles Government’s changes to the age of criminal responsibility that took effect Tuesday, including fingerprints and DNA evidence deleted from police databases.