Anger over NT Police leadership reshuffle
Two highly respected top cops will not continue in their roles after providing heartfelt and frank testimony at Australia’s biggest coronial inquiry into Aboriginal women‘s domestic homicide.
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‘Epidemic proportions’ of violence allowed to fester in prisons
The Northern Territory’s prison boss says jails are failing to protect domestic violence victims as abusers are released without rehabilitation.
Famous fugitive caught after five day manhunt faces court
A famous fugitive has faced court after allegedly giving NT Police the slip twice in a five day period. Read what happened.
Ankle monitor leads police to find teens with stolen car
An ankle monitor has allowed police to track down a group of teens that allegedly stole a car in Darwin’s northern suburbs overnight.
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House break ins, sexual assaults soar in Alice Springs
New crime statistics have revealed how many Alice Springs residents were the victim of a house break in the 12 months ending July.
Darwin prisoner sentenced for setting fire to cell, bashing inmate
A prisoner who set fire to his cell and beat another inmate unconscious will spend more time behind bars.
Police investigating after man found dead outside home
A team of detectives and crime scene investigators have travelled to the Tiwi Islands to investigate the death of a man on Thursday.
Cocaine case against top Darwin real estate agent ‘to resolve summarily’, court hears
High profile Darwin real estate agent Karl Secondis will avoid a date with the Supreme Court on a charge of possessing a commercial quantity of cocaine, his lawyer says.
Appeal denied for man who raped stripper with beer bottle
A man who raped an adult entertainer with a beer bottle has had an appeal against his conviction dismissed.
No retrial for wrongly acquitted fracking protesters, court rules
Anti-fracking protesters charged with drilling holes in the Parliament House lawns were wrongly acquitted, a court has ruled.
Brutal murderer sues corrections over ‘sexual ridicule and bullying’
A notorious murderer says his treatment in the aftermath of last year’s prison riot ‘left him feeling like a tortured animal’.
Crime rate doubles in area after opening of NT youth hub
Crime has doubled on Railway Terrace since the Alice Springs youth hub was opened in the CBD last November, and locals say the relocation of the hub can’t come quick enough.
Charge upgraded to attempted murder after Palmerston stabbing
A man who allegedly stabbed a wheelchair user has faced court charged with attempted murder.
Cops dig around for clues as to stolen excavator’s whereabouts
Northern Territory police are calling for witnesses after a 5-tonne, commercial excavator was stolen.
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