Girl arrested over ’foolish’ fireworks blunder in Alice Springs
A 15-YEAR-OLD girl caught setting fireworks off inside a crowded event has copped a whopping fine and had her mother load of fireworks and a bit of marijuana seized
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A 15-YEAR-OLD girl caught setting fireworks off inside a crowded Alice Springs event last night has copped a whopping $1610 fine.
NT Police officers were conducting patrols of the Territory Day celebrations at Anzac Oval at about 7pm yesterday, when they arrested the teen for setting off fireworks inside the crowded venue and seized 41 fireworks and a quantity of cannabis.
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Across Alice Springs, police responded to another six reports of youth lighting and throwing fireworks at each other, cars and houses.
Meanwhile, volunteer firies and local fire crews attended 23 grass fire incidents.
In Tennant Creek, celebrations were relatively low-key with three firework related incidents and no major incidents reported across the Barkly region.
NT Fire and Rescue Services District Officer Southern Command, Jim Bateman said this Territory Day proved better than previous years.
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“We were certainly prepared for a busy night with a number of volunteers from Bushfires NT and NTFRS as well as local fire crews, on duty,” he said.
“Throughout the 6pm till 11pm period crews attended 25 call outs to grass fires compared to 35 last year, which we can thank both the public safety education campaign, and the lower than average fuel loads around the area.”
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People have until 12pm today to hand in unused fireworks to NT Worksafe locations in either Darwin, Katherine or the Greenwell Building in Alice Springs.
For further information contact NT Worksafe on 1800 019 115.
People who ignite a firework or are found to be in possession of one after 12pm today are liable to receive a $1570 firework fine.
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