Police arrest man who allegedly knocks woman unconscious on Todd Street before fleeing

Police say they’ve arrested a man who allegedly knocked out a woman close to him right in the middle of the Red Centre capital before fleeing. Read the latest.

A boy has been arrested for allegedly indecently assaulting a child. Picture: Pema Tamang Pakhrin

July 2: Northern Territory Police say they’ve arrested a 28-year-old man after he allegedly knocked out a woman known to him in the centre of town on Territory Day.

The incident occurred at 6.30pm on Todd Street, Alice Springs, according to police, who said they responded to reports a 25-year-old female was being assaulted by the male.

Police said “the victim suffered injuries to her head and upper body during the assault, which left her unconscious” and she was sent to Alice Springs Hospital for treatment.

The man alleged to have committed the assault was arrested a short time later “without incident” by general duties officers, police said.

He was charged with recklessly endangering causing serious harm and contravention of a domestic violence order, police said.

Police said he has been remanded in custody and will appear in court at a later date, with the alleged incident still under investigation.

Police are urging anyone with information to get in contact on 131 444 or via their local police station, quoting reference NTP2400064180.

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

Police say RBT busts learner driver three times over the limit on Parsons Street in Alice Springs

July 1, 3pm: A Red Centre random breath test has pinged a learner driver and their passenger three and four times over the blood alcohol limit, Northern Territory police say.

Police said they arrested the duo on Saturday night, after they allegedly recorded blood alcohol readings of 0.153 for the driver and 0.193 for the passenger.

Southern Road Policing Acting Senior Sergeant Conan Robertson said the 24-year-old male learner driver and the female 44-year-old front seat licensed passenger were allegedly heavily intoxicated.

“They haven’t just made a mistake; they have made a selfish choice to drive on our public streets putting others at risk,” he said.

“The licenced passenger for a learner driver is meant to be helping to educate them about safe driving and is legislatively taken to be a driver of the car and is subject to drink and drug driving laws.”

Mr Roberts said with 30 lives already lost on Territory roads it was imperative the community worked together to prioritise road safety.

Police said both were out on bail but will be back before the judge at Alice Springs Local Court in July and August.

The learner driver is due back July 3, while the passenger is due back August 7, according to police.

Police arrest 15-year-old over alleged indecent act on another child

July 1, 12pm: Northern Territory Southern Police Child Abuse Taskforce say they have arrested a 15-year-old boy in relation to an alleged indecent assault which took place in the Red Centre.

Police say they arrested the youth on Friday, “without incident” over reports a child aged between 12-16 was allegedly assaulted in the Arumbera region in Alice Springs on Thursday.

The incident is alleged to have happened just after 5.30pm on Thursday, with the child allegedly assaulted by a boy unknown to them, according to police.

The youth was charged with burglary and committing an indecent act on a child and has been remanded in custody to appear in court today, police said.

Police said anyone who knows of – or witnesses – a crime should contact them on 131 444, or to call triple-0 in an emergency situation.

Larapinta Trail: Solo hiker rescued near Standley Chasm

July 1, 7am: A 45-year-old woman has been rescued after becoming disorientated while hiking in the Red Centre over the weekend.

On Friday, the woman from interstate, started her four-day solo hike of the Larapinta Trail.

About 10am on Saturday, the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Canberra received a beacon signal from a location three kilometres outside the Standley Chasm.

Further inquiries led authorities to determine the beacon signal had been activated from the 45-year-old hiker’s EPIRB.

Due to the signal’s location being inaccessible by road, a helicopter was deployed to scan the area in which the woman was found perched on a ridge in a distressed state.

The woman, who was running low on water, was uninjured and extracted by authorities on Saturday afternoon.

It is understood the hiker’s GPS technology was not functioning correctly and “sending her in circles”, according to a police spokesman.

The spokesman said the woman had done the “right thing” by activating her beacon and stressed the importance of preparing safety equipment, including a beacon, hiking with others and packing adequate food and water.