Resentment towards cops in the Northern Territory appears to be continuing to fester, with a staggering six NT police officers assaulted in the past five days.

Two more police officers were assaulted in Darwin overnight, while a police station and several police vehicles were vandalised in Alice Springs.

The events follow three other attacks in the past five days, including three officers assaulted on Tuesday night in two separate incidents in Alice Springs and Darwin and another officer assaulted in Tennant Creek on Monday night.

NT Police Superintendent Kylie Anderson said the disdain displayed towards the NT Police needed to stop.

 “It is not appropriate to assault others, and it is certainly not okay to threaten frontline emergency service officers whether they be police, fire or paramedics who are responding to calls from the community for assistance and simply doing their job,” she said.  

“We are not your punching bags.”

Last night’s incidents included an 18-year-old man arrested for allegedly assaulting two officers at 2:15am in Darwin’s CBD, kicking an officer in the stomach and attempting to kick another in the head.

In a separate incident in Central Australia last night, the Alice Springs Police Station, local courthouse and several vehicles in a designated police parking bay were graffitied and had red paint splashed over them.

The Northern Territory Police Association is calling for the urgent introduction of mandatory minimum sentencing for offenders found guilty of assaulting police or emergency service workers in the wake of the attacks.

NTPA President Paul McCue said the lack of respect shown towards police over the past week was nothing short of disgraceful.

“Our members are fed up with the kicking, punching, biting and spitting they are subjected to on an almost daily basis,” he said. 

“There is a section of the community that still doesn’t get it: hands off our police.

“In the 2018-19 financial year, 200 police officers were assaulted across the Territory.”

Under current laws, assaults on police or emergency workers carry maximum penalties of imprisonment of 16 years.

Anyone with information in relation to either of last night’s incidents is urged to contact police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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