Chief Minister Michael Gunner visits Alice Springs for meeting over town’s spiralling youth crimewave

CHIEF Minister Michael Gunner is visiting Alice Springs to attend meetings to discuss the town’s spiralling youth crimewave

Chief Minister Michael Gunner is visiting Alice Springs to discuss the town’s ongoing issues with youth crime. Picture: Katrina Bridgeford

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CHIEF Minister Michael Gunner is visiting Alice Springs to attend meetings to discuss the town’s ongoing issues with crime — and youth crime in particular.

Mr Gunner flew to Alice on Wednesday to discuss the progress of an NT police strike force — Strike Force Viper — with key members of the team.

The Chief Minister’s office said he won’t be making any public appearances or announcements.

Instead Mr Gunner was expected to attend several closed-door meetings on Wednesday and Thursday.

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The meeting with Strike Force Viper members comes after the town saw yet another violent incident at the weekend, when a brawl on Todd Street was captured on video and widely shared to social media.