Alice Springs crime: 84-year-old allegedly threatened with hammer in home invasion

Two men allegedly broke into their victim’s caravan, stealing alcohol and cash. Read the latest updates.

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April 15, 6.30am: Two men are on the run after allegedly threatening an 84-year-old with a hammer in an aggravated burglary.

NT Police are calling for information in relation to the incident at an Alice Springs camping ground on Monday morning.

At 5.40am police received a report of an alleged aggravated burglary at the Gap Rd camp.

It was alleged two men, one of whom was armed with a hammer, broke into a caravan occupied by the elderly victim.

The pair allegedly stole cash and alcohol before jumping a fence and fleeing the area on foot.

The 84-year-old was not injured during the incident.

Police are urging anyone with information to make contact on 131 444 and quote reference P25101845.

Anonymous reports can also be made through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or at crimestoppersnt.com.au.

Three on the run after car stolen, crashed

April 14, 5pm: Investigators are calling for information after a car was stolen in Alice Springs and crashed in front of its rightful owners.

At 10.25am on Monday police received a report of a car theft in Gillen.

It was alleged that while three men were working at a residential unit block on Bloomfield St, three men allegedly armed with a knife approached them, made threats and demanded the keys to one of their cars.

The alleged offenders stole the car and fled the scene.

The workers followed in a separate car, and witnessed the stolen vehicle rolled over at the intersection of the Stuart Hwy and Tanami Rd.

The trio in the stolen car fled west on foot into nearby scrubland, it was alleged.

Police then received reports from a nearby home of another car being stolen.

Members from Strike Force Viper, the Dog Operations Unit and general duties were deployed, and investigations remain ongoing with reference number P25101993.

Call for information after car stolen and business ransacked

April 14, 3pm: Police are hunting for four alleged offenders after a car was stolen and business ransacked in Alice Springs over the weekend.

At 7.10am on Saturday police received a report of a break in at a business on Briggs Dr in Connellan.

At about 1am that morning, a white LDV G10 van with NT registration CC 34 KM drove up to the business.

That van was later identified as having been stolen from an address on the Ross Highway.

Four people exited the can and jumped a security fence, gaining access to the back of the building by allegedly smashing through the glass panels of the door.

It was alleged they caused further damage once inside, and stole a debit card, cash and keys to a car that did not run.

The group allegedly left the scene in the stolen van and used the stolen debit card to make a purchase at a convenience store.

The van was later recovered after it was found abandoned in East Side on Sunday.

The alleged offenders remain on the run and police are asking anyone with information to come forward, quoting reference P25100044.