Police commend Territorians for good behaviour as restrictions lift

POLICE have largely commended Territorians for their good behaviour over the weekend following the easing of coronavirus restrictions, despite giving out 67 traffic infringements as people went in search of the great outdoors.

Territorians made the most of the great outdoors as COVID-19 restrictions were lifted on Friday. Photo: IStock

POLICE gave out 67 traffic infringements over the weekend as some coronavirus restrictions were lifted and Territorians went in search of the great outdoors.

Despite this, cops largely commended Territorians for their good behaviour following the easing of restrictions on Friday.

Sixty-five of the 67 infringements given out were speeding related, while the other two were for driving an unregistered car.

A total of 115 compliance checks were conducted by police across the Territory, along with an increase in high visibility police patrols and community engagements within national parks and public spaces.

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A 28-year-old learner driver was among those caught allegedly breaking the law.

He will appear before the Darwin Local Court on charges of medium range drink driving after police alleged he returned a BrAC of 0.086 while driving along the Casuarina Costal Reserve yesterday.

NT Police Incident Controller Acting Commander Shaun Gill said the safety of Territorians on the road continued to be a priority for police.

“The restrictions may have eased, but now more than ever you must maintain physical distancing and the actions which have so far prevented the spread of COVID-19 across the NT,” he said.

“It’s been the diligent and hard work of Territorians that has given us the opportunity to enjoy this weekend, now is not the time to become complacent.”

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Northern Territory Police, Australian Federal Police and Australian Defence members will continue to man biosecurity checkpoints and conduct compliance checks in national parks and public spaces.