NT Police are looking for witnesses to an assault in Darwin that left a victim with head injuries and being treated at Royal Darwin Hospital but the agency has given no details on the seriousness of his injuries.
Two youths charged with theft of car and aggravated robbery at a service station
A 13-year-old and a 14-year-old have been charged with aggravated robbery but three other young alleged offenders have not been identified following an alleged assault at a service station in Eaton on Tuesday, NT Police said.
Police hunting prisoner who escaped last week
NT Police are seeking the public’s help to locate a 34-year-old prisoner who left a corrections work release program in the northern suburbs last week, but did not say why they did not notify the public before late Monday afternoon.
Two officers escape axe attack; NTPA say officers lives at risk due to police shortage
A lack of police staff in remote areas is putting officer’s lives at risk, the union says, after an alleged attempted axe attack on two police officers in Wadeye last month, where sources told the NT Independent it was only through the intervention of the alleged attacker’s family that the officers escaped injury.
Man arrested over alleged stabbing death of woman
A woman has allegedly been stabbed to death in a Northern Territory remote community with a man arrested over the death, the NT Police said.
Four female youths charged with aggravated robbery and bailed
Four females aged between 12 and 15 who allegedly assaulted and robbed two other females on a Darwin CBD street last month, leaving one victim requiring surgery, have been charged, NT Police said.
NT Police director of communications sacked amidst accusations of political interference
The NT Police director of communications Margaret McKeown has been sacked without explanation, sources have told the NT Independent, which comes amid revelations the Fyles Government appointed a marketing manager to usurp the NT Police media unit to control how the police force reports crime to the public.
Boys armed with taser and baton charged with assault
Two teen males allegedly broke into a Bellamack home armed with a taser and a baton in the middle of the day and assaulted another teen on Monday, NT Police said.
‘The ultimate in spin and deceit’: MLA questions untrue claim of four-year crime low for Alice Springs
Police Minister Kate Worden used “spin and deceit” when backing Deputy Police Commissioner Murray Smalpage’s extraordinary, and ultimately incorrect claim, that crime in Alice Springs dropped to its lowest point in four years, an independent MLA has said.
Man severs arm during Territory Day fireworks mishap, close to 100 incidents reported
A 23-year-old man had his arm severed and another man suffered shrapnel to the groin in a fireworks mishap during Territory Day celebrations Saturday night, in just one of close to 100 incidents attended to by emergency services on the day.
Trio of boys charged with aggravated burglary after businesses robbed
Three boys, aged between 12- and 14-years old, have been charged with aggravated burglary and serious bail breaches after they allegedly robbed two businesses in Smith St in Darwin, NT Police said.
NT Police Association say there are fewer constables now than in 2014
The number of NT Police constables has dropped compared to a decade ago, and overtime figures showed 72 additional police officers were needed just to keep up with demand, the NT Police Association president has said.