Alice Springs police search for car stolen from Hungry Jacks

A man whose hunger got the better of him was left without a car in the middle of a fast food run.

Alice Springs Police Station. Picture: Jason Walls

September 12: A man whose hunger got the better of him was left without a car in the middle of a fast food run.

Southern Watch Commander, Senior Sergeant Thomas Chalk said the man drove to Hungry Jacks Alice Springs between 8.30pm and 9.30pm Wednesday when disaster struck.

Sergeant Chalk said the man was in “a bit of a rush” to pick up his food and left the keys in his vehicle’s ignition.

He said an “opportunistic” person saw the keys in the car and drove away in the vehicle.

Sergeant Chalk said the silver Hyundai Veloster – with SA registration S971BNG – and its occupant had not been sighted since, and he urged anyone with information to contact police on 131 444.

In separate incidents, Sergeant Chalk said police were also investigating a string of overnight burglaries across the Alice Springs suburbs and CBD.

Sergeant Chalk noted Thursday’s RUOK Day initiative was an important opportunity to check in on neighbours, colleagues, family members, and friends.

“Today is a day where we check in on each other,” he said.

“Ensure they’re okay.”

Hunt on for six men after car stolen from NT home

September 11: Six men are on the run in an allegedly stolen car after they jumped the fence of a Ross home and later managed to avoid tyre spikes.

Southern Watch Commander Mick Fields said the group allegedly found car keys inside an unlocked maroon Holden Commodore about 1.50am Wednesday.

Sergeant Fields alleged the group forced the complex’s electric front gate open and drove away in the vehicle.

The vehicle’s registration is CE35XB.

He said as at Wednesday morning, the vehicle and its occupants were still on the run – this was despite several sightings across Alice Springs and a failed attempt to use tyre deflation devices.

Sergeant Fields urged anyone with information to contact police on 131 444, quoting reference number P24249089.

Firearm allegedly produced in Red Centre DV incident, police say

September 10: Northern Territory Police say they have recovered a firearm allegedly “produced” during a domestic violence incident in the Red Centre – which saw a vehicle drive through a fence before the firearm was pulled out.

Police said the incident occurred Sunday, September 8, in a Central Australian community, when they responded to incidents of two men known to each other fighting.

One man was arrested over the incident, while the victim was “allegedly seriously injured” and was treated at the local medical clinic.

Police said a car had also been driven through a fence, before the firearm was allegedly “produced” but not discharged.

Police said they “commenced investigations, and as a result of proactive community engagement by local sworn and unsworn officers, the firearm was surrendered to local police yesterday.”

The incident is still under investigation, while the man appeared in Alice Springs Local Court today.

Support is available for anyone experiencing difficulties due to domestic violence, such as 1800RESPECT (1800737732) or Lifeline 131 114.

Police say ‘up to 200 people’ allegedly in Alice Springs Sunday night brawl

September 9, 4pm: A group of “up to 200 people” – some allegedly armed with weapons – are believed to have taken part in a large brawl in an outer Alice Springs suburb, Northern Territory Police say.

Police said they received “multiple” reports of “a large group fighting at a sporting club on the Stuart Highway in Stuart” in the early hours of Sunday morning, September 8.

“Up to 200 people were believed to be in attendance at the club when the fighting broke out,” police said.

Police said some of the individuals involved “were allegedly armed with edged and blunt weapons”.

A 16-year-old male was treated by paramedics at the scene for a “minor hand injury”, police said.

Police said they remained at the location “until the crowd dispersed”.

Police are urging anyone with information to get in touch on 131 444, quoting reference P24246298.

Police rescue four people after train track rollover in Central Australia

NT Police righted a vehicle after it rolled on a train track 200km south of Alice Springs.

September 9, 10am: A group of travellers whose vehicle rolled on railway tracks have made it home safely after police helped right their car and took them home.

Southern Watch Commander Mick Fields said a Toyota LandCruiser rolled onto its side in the middle of train tracks about 10.30am Sunday.

He said police called the Ghan and other railway operators to alert them of the incident and to delay any planned traffic until the vehicle was removed from the train tracks.

Sergeant Mick Fields said the single-vehicle rollover occurred 200km south of Alice Springs.

He said it had been raining in the area and was “quite boggy”, so the vehicle had been travelling slowly.

Sergeant Fields said the occupants – a man, woman, and two children – were uninjured and had taken shelter in a tent.

He said police pushed the vehicle back onto its wheels and conveyed the group home.

Man arrested after alleged break in, tyre theft

September 9, 7am: A 42-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly entered a commercial property in Alice Springs and removed several tyres from vehicles.

Southern Watch Commander Mick Fields said police arrested the man at the Ciccone business about 11pm Sunday but he was taken to hospital due to a pre-existing medical issue.

Sergeant Fields said he expected the man would be charged with stealing and would appear in the Alice Springs Local Court at a later date.

Originally published as Alice Springs police search for car stolen from Hungry Jacks