Crowbars and hammers used in early morning raid on Palmerston pub
Police are looking for a number of men involved in two raids on Top End venues overnight.
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Police believe alcohol was the motive behind break-ins and attempted break-ins in Darwin’s rural area and Palmerston early on Saturday morning.
Police say at about 1am an unknown number of offenders unlawfully entered a property in Adelaide River where they stole the keys to a vehicle.
A short while later it’s believed the same offenders broke into another Adelaide River property and stole two white Toyota HiLuxes.
Police say about 3.43am a report was made to police that up to seven people were attempting to smash their way into the Bell Bar at Bellamack using crowbars and hammers.
Police were called and the men fled the scene in one of the Toyota HiLux believed to have been stolen from Adelaide River.
The vehicle was later seen driving through Darwin’s northern suburbs.
At about 4.17am police received a report that the glass entry at Humpty Doo Tavern had been smashed.
They say a quantity of alcohol was removed from the premises.
Northern Watch Commander Greg Lamb said police believed the two Adelaide River break-ins were linked to the attacks on both licensed premises.
Police are urging anyone with information on the incidents to make contact on 131 444, or anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Man charged after alleged worker assault with ‘edged weapon’
A man has been charged after allegedly assaulting a worker at a Darwin bar on Thursday night.
Northern Watch Commander Greg Lamb said an adult male was charged with being armed with an offensive weapon, assault of a worker, and disorderly behaviour at Loading Bay Bar in Darwin’s CBD on Wednesday night.
He told ABC Radio Darwin the man allegedly had an “edged weapon”.
Police were called to the scene at 7pm, where the man was arrested, charged, and taken into custody, he said.
In a separate incident, an adult male was charged with unlawful entry after allegedly breaking into Ampol Foodary Yarrawonga on Thursday morning.
Mr Lamb alleged a man unlawfully entered the store and was passing items out to other people when police were called about 4.30am Thursday.
He could not say what items the man was allegedly trying to steal.
The man has been charged with unlawful entry, he said.
Fannie Bay servo smashed, several stores hit in crime spree
A 16-year-old boy is in custody after a spate of alleged break-ins, thefts and vandalism across Darwin overnight.
On 19 March 2023, a dark grey Hyundai Tucson was reported stolen from a residence in Bakewell.
Police allege a group of at least four youths used the stolen car to ram raid a Puma service station on Ross Smith Ave, Fannie Bay.
The Humpty Doo Golf Club and a BP in Winnellie were also broken into, and a number of Berry Springs shops vandalised in attempted break-ins.
Police said the alleged incidents occurred between 11pm Tuesday and 1.30am Wednesday.
The 16-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday morning and remains in custody.
The stolen vehicle has been recovered and investigations are ongoing.
Police are urging anyone with information on the incidents to make contact on 131 444, or anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Two girls charged after alleged ATM assault
Two girls have been charged after a robbery in the Darwin CBD earlier this week.
Police will allege a 14-year-old girl and 17-year-old girl assaulted a woman on Packard Pl about 8pm Monday, stealing her bag and fleeing the scene.
The victim had withdrawn a large sum of cash from an ATM on Smith St shortly before the alleged assault.
On Wednesday morning, Strike Force Trident and the Dog Operations Unit arrested the pair in Knuckey Lagoon where they have since been charged with one count of aggravated robbery each.
Detectives have recovered the majority of the allegedly stolen cash.
Woman critically injured after alleged hit and run
A 45-year-old woman is in hospital in a serious condition after a man allegedly hit her with a car and fled the scene.
Detectives from the Domestic and Family Violence Unit have charged a 29-year-old man with one count of aggravated reckless endangerment causing serious harm, driving unregistered, and driving uninsured.
The 29-year-old man was known to the alleged hit and run victim.
NT Police alleged he was driving a white Commodore sedan which struck the woman on Kafcaloudes Cr in Moulden at 9.10pm on Monday.
Police said St John Ambulance took the woman to the Royal Darwin Hospital in a serious condition.
They said the man turned himself in to police is expected to face Darwin Local Court Wednesday.
Police said investigations into the incident remain ongoing, and called for witnesses and anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage to contact them on 131 444.
Witnesses should quote reference number 10292879.
Teens arrested after car, foot chase through ‘swampy’ wetlands
Two teens are in police custody after a car pursuit and foot chase through Top End wetlands overnight.
Northern Watch Commander Chris Humphries said police received reports of a stolen Toyota HiLux from the northern suburbs about 1.30am Sunday.
Officers then pursued the alleged offenders in a car chase before tyre spikes brought the stolen vehicle to a halt near the Pinelands BP on the Stuart Highway.
Commander Humphries said general duties police cordoned off an area of wetlands after the teens fled into the “swampy” area.
A dramatic foot chase with the help of the dog squad and drones saw officers capture the pair about 4.30am.
“No one got eaten, that I know of,” Commander Humphries said of the risk of crocodiles being in the area.
“It was very swampy, very damp.
“The dogs had to swim across some water at one point.”
The teenage boys, aged 14 and 16, were taken into custody.
Commander Humphries said the younger teen was also wanted in relation to an alleged robbery at the Stuart Park IGA on Thursday.
The pair was expected to be charged with a range of offences later on Sunday.
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