‘Oi f—king relax’: Alleged violent gun-wielding man’s dramatic dash from court
A man who allegedly assaulted and threatened to murder a woman managed to evade court security, jumping over the barrier and running down the street. SEE THE FOOTAGE.
Local Crime NT
‘Emotions are raw’: Alice Springs shaken by death in custody of Yuendumu man
Leaders are calling for healing and calm amid an investigation into the death of a young Aboriginal man who was forced to the ground by police in an Alice Springs supermarket.
Lee Point construction call-out following $18k illegal clearing fine
Defence Housing Australia has released a tender to build five new homes at Lee Point not long after being fined for illegally clearing bushland in Darwin’s northern suburbs.
Chief Minister’s relative in alleged ‘altercation’ with miners
A well known property developer and one of the NT Chief Minister’s relatives has faced court over an alleged ‘altercation’ with miners amid a protracted battle over the mineral rights over his rural block.
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Beautician, soldier arrested in alleged Darwin nightclub bashing
‘You kick him in the genitals’: A Palmerston beauty business owner has admitted to repeatedly kicking an unconscious man in the groin at a nightclub, while her army boyfriend remains under investigation.
Family anger over daughter’s police grilling at school
A Top End family have claimed a young girl was dragged out of class and inappropriately questioned about a serious crime by NT Police.
Corrections officer loses eye in prison attack
A worker has reportedly lost his eye following a prison assault, as his fellow Corrections officers voice their fears amid rising rates of violence behind the wire.
Revealed: Man guilty of sending hate mail to Aussie politicians
A Darwin man’s campaign of online abuse against three Federal politicians has landed him before a judge in what his lawyer has called a ‘very unusual’ step against hate mail.
$100m toll of spiking NT prison numbers
A half a billion spend on the Territory’s prisons is being driven by rising prisoner numbers. See why the government has not ruled out further cash splashes on Corrections.
CLP ignores expert advice on controversial domestic violence changes
Experts warn women and children will be at greater risk of being assaulted, jailed or killed as a direct result of the Territory’s proposed mandatory sentences for DV order breaches.
Courts to investigate how teen’s ‘brain works’ after alleged robbery
A teenager with a suspected intellectual disability will spend the next week behind bars after allegedly robbing a Top End bottle shop.
Gold miner drills into sacred site near Top End national park
A multinational gold mining company has accidentally revealed it had damaged an Aboriginal sacred site near a Territory national park.
Teen charged with Nightcliff grocer’s murder named in court
The teenager who allegedly murdered Nightcliff Friendly Grocer owner Linford Feick has also been charged with theft and trespass from an incident just two days before the alleged stabbing.
Matt Wright switches lawyers in chopper safety battle
Outback Wrangler Matt Wright has brought on new lawyers over allegations his company illegally tampered with his helicopter flight logs before his friend’s fatal chopper crash.
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