Police arrest teenagers who allegedly crashed stolen care in Karama
Officers received reports a Toyota Echo was stolen from an address in Wagaman at about 4am before they spotted the same vehicle on CCTV ‘driving dangerously’ on McMillans Rd.
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Police have arrested an 18-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy after they allegedly crashed a stolen sedan into another car in Karama in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Officers received reports a Toyota Echo was stolen from an address in Wagaman at about 4am before they spotted the same vehicle on CCTV “driving dangerously” on McMillans Rd two hours later.
The camera operators watched as the Echo collided with another car at the intersection with Kalymnos Drive.
The two teenagers then allegedly fled the scene while the driver of the other vehicle received medical treatment for their injuries.
Members of Strike Force Trident and the dog operations unit were deployed to the area along with general duties police and found the girl and boy nearby.
They are each expected to be charged with traffic and property offences later on Tuesday while detectives are urging anyone with information or dash-cam footage to come forward.
Looted liquor allegedly spruiked for sale on Facebook marketplace
An alleged black market beer bandit has been arrested after trying to offload stolen kegs on Facebook Marketplace.
NT Police alleged three kegs of beer were nicked from a pub on Casuarina Drive, Rapid Creek on July 5.
Two weeks later, NT Police said they got a tip off that the kegs were listed on Facebook marketplace.
Police launched a raid on a 28-year-old man’s Coconut Grove home, where they allegedly recovered the looted liquor.
He was charged with receiving stolen property and the unauthorised sale of liquor.
He is due to appear in Darwin Local Court on 26 July 2023.
Police investigate alleged assault, handbag theft near Jape Homemaker Village
A woman has been “knocked unconscious” after two kids allegedly assaulted her outside the Jape Homemaker Village.
NT Police northern watch commander Richard Howie said the 32-year-old was walking across Bagot Rd with a friend when two girls allegedly confronted the pair at 7.20pm on Sunday.
“The youths (allegedly) attempted to steal one of the ladies’ handbags and a bit of a struggle happened,” he said.
“The ladies were (allegedly) assaulted and the youths left the area.”
Police said the kids allegedly knocked the woman to the ground and repeatedly kicked her in the head.
They said the kids allegedly stole her phone before fleeing.
Sergeant Howie said the woman was “knocked unconscious” and was now receiving treatment at Royal Darwin Hospital.
He said the children had not been identified and called on Territorians to come forward with any footage or knowledge they may have of the incident.
“We’re pretty confident that once we get started looking at other footage and different things that we have in the area, we’ll probably get some descriptions out,” he said.
Police are looking for two girls between 13 and 16 years old.
Detectives from the Serious Crime Squad are investigating and have called for relevant footage from 7pm-7.40pm Sunday.
In an unrelated incident, Sergeant Howie said a crime scene had been established at a Frances Bay Dr dock point following a vehicle fire.
“It’s a bit of an odd one and there’s probably something going on there,” he said.
He said the blaze was reported shortly before 5am Monday.
Sergeant Howie said the fire had been extinguished and investigations would continue throughout the morning.
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