An unnamed 32-year-old NT Police officer is facing rape and other sexual offence charges, NT Police have confirmed.
St John boss denies any harm to patients, despite report’s concerns about deaths
St John Ambulance NT chief executive officer Andrew Tombs told staff the ambulance provider has no record of harm to patients from its treatment, despite the author of a damning report into the ambulance service finding multiple failures and poor decisions resulted in harm to patients and significant risk to staff, while also raising concerns patients had died from treatments.
Woman threatened outside home with ‘blunt object’, man threatened with ‘edged’ weapon: police
Two 13-year-old girls allegedly threatened a woman with a ‘blunt object’ outside her home In Alice Springs, with one later allegedly breaking into the house through a window, while a man was allegedly threatened with an ‘edged’ weapon outside his home in another suburb and told to get into a vehicle, NT Police said.
Serious assault on several police officers in remote community under investigation
UPDATED: Three police officers were injured, and one knocked out, early Wednesday morning after an alleged “disgusting” attack by multiple people at a remote community while the officers attempted to arrest a man for domestic violence offences, NT Police said.
First Darwin Comedy Festival to kick off with headliner Celeste Barber
The inaugural Darwin Comedy Festival will launch at the Darwin Entertainment Centre from March 6 to 8 next year, headlined by top comedians Celeste Barber, Nazeem Hussain, and Reuben Kaye, along with a line-up of international comedians, emerging talent and local acts.
Violent afternoon crime spree suspect in custody, undergoing mental health assessment: Police
A 42-year-old man was arrested by NT Police late yesterday afternoon following a violent crime spree across the Darwin northern suburbs, where he allegedly attempted to run people over with a car, threw rocks at others, assaulted at least one person with a baseball bat, chased a female jogger while armed and reportedly “threatened” motorists with an umbrella while driving erratically down Bagot Road.
Woman found dead on street with head injury
Major Crime Unit detectives are investigating the death of a woman who was found dead at toilet block in Wanguri with a head injury, NT Police said.
Lawyer criticises NT Government’s refusal to supply safe water to remote Indigenous communities
The NT Government is wasting time trying to overturn a major court ruling that forced it to provide residents with access to safe drinking water, a lawyer representing remote residents says, after the government last week moved to appeal the ruling.
Woman attacked with weapon in home invasion
A woman in Alice Springs was assaulted in her home by a male youth with a weapon during a break-in, while police are looking for a group who stole a ute from a police compound which was later allegedly used to try and ram a police car, NT Police said.
‘Intrusive and unhelpful’: St John Ambulance review shows management used lawyers to intimidate, silence staff
EXCLUSIVE: The damning review into St John Ambulance by the NT Health Department has uncovered a toxic culture in the organisation – in addition to failures leading to patient harm – in which management used lawyers to intimidate and silence staff from speaking out and purposely ignored genuine concerns raised about the organisation’s ongoing ability to function.
No charges against former Barkly mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin for sitting on child
The Director of Public Prosecutions has decided not to lay charges against former Barkly Regional Council mayor Jeffrey McLaughlin for sitting on a child while another man abused him, in what he later claimed was a citizen’s arrest, NT Police said.
Man killed in remote crash
A man was killed in a single vehicle crash near Wadeye that also involved two other adults and a 10-year-old child, NT Police said.