Cop charged with leaking ‘secrets’ resigns from force

A Territory cop charged with leaking official secrets has resigned from the force, NT Police has confirmed.

• NT Police officer Kristi Louise Wenck faces court charged with leaking ‘official secrets’

A TERRITORY cop charged with leaking official secrets has resigned from the force, NT Police has confirmed.

Kristi Louise Wenck, 33, represented herself in the Darwin Local Court on Friday where she stands charged with disclosing “official secrets” and “confidential information”.

Wenck was a member of the Darwin and Road Policing Command, which is responsible for policing traffic issues such as driving under the influence and seat belts.

In a statement released when she was charged in May, an NT Police spokesman said she had been suspended without pay while the allegations were investigated internally by the professional standards command.

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But on Monday an NT Police spokeswoman confirmed Wenck resigned from her position earlier this month.

In a separate matter before the Darwin Local Court in January, it was revealed Wenck was the passenger on an all-terrain vehicle that crashed in the Darwin Rural Area.

At the time, the court heard the driver of the buggy, Michael Dixon, was Wenck’s partner and had been drinking prior to the crash on Bees Creek Rd in the early hours of January 6.

The court heard Dixon and Wenck were at a party in the Rural Area where Dixon became intoxicated.

Kristi Louise Wenck, 33, outside the Darwin Local Court on Friday. Picture: Glenn Campbell

He then decided to take them for a joy ride through the backstreets on the Honda ATV buggy.

On Bees Creek Rd, the vehicle left the road before hitting a street sign and rolling several times.

Wenck suffered critical injuries including a ruptured spleen and a head injury and had not regained consciousness by the time Dixon appeared in court the next day.

The court heard West Australian police had issued a warrant for Dixon’s arrest in relation to a fatal crash near Perth in December 2019.

Judge John Neill said WA Police alleged he drove dangerously causing death and drove under the influence of drugs, but he had not yet been charged as he moved to Darwin before the warrant was issued last October.

Wenck will return to court on September 1.

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