Alice Springs crime: Police seize scissors, cannabis in 12 hour scanning operation

From a sample of 29 people, Territorians have been given an insight into some of the items found on people overnight.

Police presence on the streets of Alice Springs at night. Picture Mark Brake

April 23: Scissors and cannabis has been seized by police following a wanding operation in Alice Springs overnight.

NT Police say they conducted an electronic scan operation in the town’s high-risk area from 4pm Monday to 4am Tuesday.

A total of 29 people were submitted to being scanned, in which two people were found to be in possession surgical scissors.

Another two people were found to be in possession of cannabis.

The first pair had the scissors seized and were issued a caution.

The cannabis was also seized, with the pair carrying the drugs issued infringement notices.

Police dog bites child as youths target aircraft hangar

A child is being treated for a police dog bite and investigations are under way after a group of youths allegedly broke into a police aircraft hangar in Alice Springs.

It was alleged two cars with an unknown number of young people were captured on CCTV arriving at the hangar on Friday night.

Southern Division Watch Commander Rod Hayman said the alleged offenders fled the scene before officers arrived.

He said that later two youths believed to be part of the group were taken into custody, one of them requiring treatment for a bite from a police dog.

“We’ve got a pretty good description of them from our CCTV camera at the police air wing hangar,” he said.

“In addition we believe they’re responsible for a number of other (alleged) break-ins in town that night.”