NT Police have requested the public’s assistance to help identify five people who allegedly assaulted and robbed a man on March 17 in Nightcliff – but have not explained why they would be seeking assistance five weeks after the incident, with no descriptions, and why they did not report it publicly when it occurred.

The NT Independent revealed on Friday that crimes in Alice Springs have not been fully investigated due to a shortage of officers and that police have been directed not to post crimes on social media because the government said it was hurting tourism in the region.

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