Arrest made over one DV incident, police appeal for help with a second one in Tennant Creek

A woman has allegedly been assaulted with a broken bottle in Tennant Creek, while another arrest has been made in relation to a separate DV incident in the remote MacDonell region. Read the latest.

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June 7: Police say they have arrested a man in relation to an alleged domestic violence incident in a remote community in the MacDonnell Region, but are appealing for help with another which happened in Tennant Creek.

Police said after a mandatory domestic violence report was filed by a witness, a 20-year-old man was arrested in relation to the alleged incident, which occurred Wednesday, June 6.

Superintendent Peter Dash said the alleged behaviour was absolutely reprehensible and police would continue to target violent offenders.

“The woman had sought refuge from the alleged offender after previous incidents,” he said.

Police are also seeking information around an incident in Tennant Creek which left a woman with “serious facial injuries”.

The incident is alleged to have occurred on Wednesday, June 6, at about 8pm between Williams St and Stuart Highway at a service station.

Police said a woman was assaulted with a broken bottle by a man known to her, who fled the scene before police arrived.

Police said the woman was taken to Tennant Creek Hospital for treatment.

Those with information relating to either of the incidents is urged to contact police.

Driver fined for ’significant’ road damage allegedly doing burnouts

June 6: Police have impounded a car and fined its driver for a night of alleged hooning in Alice Springs.

On the evening of May 31, police received multiple reports of a white Holden ute doing burnouts and causing significant road damage in Mount Johns.

The South Australian number plates led investigators to the owner and registered garaging address.

A driver has been fined after allegedly hooning in Alice Springs on May 31.

Five days later, in the early morning of June 5, police went to the listed address and seized the vehicle for alleged hooning.

The driver was handed an infringement notice for damaging the road, making unnecessary noise, driving causing loss of traction and failing to change ownership papers.

“Senior Sergeant Robert Griffiths said: “Hooning will not be tolerated in our community”.

“There is no place for it on our roads as it endangers not only the occupants of the vehicle, but members of the public as well, a number of whom were walking in the area at the time.

“Road safety is a shared responsibility.”