Police are looking for a group who allegedly assaulted a taxi driver and then assaulted two pub workers and stole alcohol, NT Police said.
Police union says Alice Springs curfew may not be legal as govt, police brass change story for declaration
The Chief Minister and Police Commissioner appeared to change their stories over why the “emergency situation” was declared for Alice Springs last week, including the youth curfew, following accusations by the union representing police that the emergency order is unlawful.
Police looking for man who assaulted partner, threw rocks at officers
A man is on the run after he allegedly attacked his partner, then threw rocks at police, and shattered a police vehicle windscreen with an unspecified weapon in Wadeye, NT Police said.
Andrew Warton named interim Fire and Emergency Services boss
Former Tales from the Tinny presenter Andrew Warton has been announced as the interim chief executive officer of the newly created Northern Territory Fire and Emergency Services agency, while the government searches for a commissioner to head the authority.
2,500 US Marines in Darwin for 13th Marine Rotational Force
A fresh batch of US Marines are currently in the NT for the 13th Marine Rotational Force – Darwin, that will see the Americans conduct combined training with Australian Defence Force personnel “across a number of scenarios”.
Victim and offender in hospital after attack with a knife
A man who attacked another man with a knife while trying to get into his house was taken to Royal Darwin Hospital with injuries NT Police did not explain, while one of his victims was also taken to hospital after being cut with the weapon.
Elite NT Police tactical unit could be in Alice Springs despite findings of racist conduct: Police Commissioner
NT Police Commissioner Michael Murphy has not ruled out deploying the Territory Response Group to assist in Alice Springs, despite preliminary ICAC findings that the elite group of officers engaged in racist conduct, while sources say the TRG members will most likely be deployed as general duties officers to prevent stoking racial tensions in the community.
Arrests after weapons pulled on Karama Tavern staff, one worker assaulted
A group of youths or young adults allegedly threatened staff at the Karama Tavern with edged weapons, with one youth allegedly assaulting a staff member, NT Police said.
NT economy to fall short on $40b economy, new report shows
Issues such as the high cost of doing business, declining population, and rampant crime will cause the NT economy to fall an estimated $6 billion short of its targeted $40 billion economy by 2030, a new report has found.
Scrymgour backs AFP in Alice Springs as town’s crime crisis raised in Federal Parliament
Federal politicians on all sides have called for action to help under siege Alice Springs on Wednesday, with Labor Member for Lingiari Marion Scrymgour pledging to get the federal Attorney-General to speak with the NT Police Commissioner about possible AFP assistance, while federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton asked the Prime Minister when he would go back to Alice Springs to help restore order.
‘The worst thing I have seen in my life’: Alice Springs Mayor calls for federal government takeover of town
Alice Springs Mayor Matt Paterson has called for the Lawler Government to hand responsibility for Alice Springs over to the federal government if it cannot keep residents safe, and once again called for Australian Federal Police or the Australian Army to be brought in, after what he said was the scariest thing he had ever witnessed on the streets on Tuesday.
ICAC confirms TRG awards ‘racist’, defends controversial joint NT Police investigation
The Territory’s anti-corruption commissioner released a statement Tuesday confirming that the Territory Response Group’s annual awards are “racist towards First Nations people” and calling for those involved to “take responsibility”, amid criticism of his joint investigation into racism in the police force.