Alice Springs police arrest alleged home burglar on Lyndavale Drive
A home security system played a critical role in catching an alleged burglar in Alice Springs.
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October 8, 6am: An 18-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly broke into an Alice Springs home.
Southern Watch Commander Marc Watson said the occupant of the Lyndavale Drive residence was alerted to the man’s unlawful entry of their home via CCTV about 8.30am on Tuesday.
Sergeant Watson said the occupant called police who attended the scene.
He said the alleged burglar fled when police arrived but was caught and arrested.
Sergeant Watson said the man had been charged with burglary, theft, and damage to property.
He said the man was denied bail and due to appear in the Alice Springs Local Court on Wednesday.
Firey’s save cat in Red Centre house fire – but cause yet determined
Latest, October 8, 10.15am: A house fire which caused “substantial damage” in the Red Centre is still under investigation but “is not believed to be suspicious”, Northern Territory police say.
A house on McKinlay St in Braitling, Alice Springs, caught fire Monday afternoon just after 1pm.
The house “sustained substantial damage as a result of the fire”, police said.
“No persons were inside the residence at the time of the fire and no injuries were reported,” police said.
“The cause of the fire is still under investigation, however it is not believed to be suspicious at this time.”
The fire was extinguished by just before 3pm.
Initial, October 7, 6pm: A house fire in Alice Springs has seen no one injured, attending firey’s say, and an important member of the house saved: the cat.
Just after 1pm on Monday afternoon Northern Territory Fire and Rescue service were called to a house fire on McKinlay Street in Braitling.
The fire was extinguished just before 3pm, with attending firefighters confirming to this masthead no one had been injured.
The house was empty except for a cat, the firefighter said, which was also rescued uninjured.
Thick shrub at the front of the home was not damaged in the fire and the front of the house appeared unscathed.
The cause of the fire was yet to be determined, the firefighter said, and would not answer questions on the condition of the home.
Police and fire investigators were on the scene.
Northern Territory Police, Fire, and Emergency Services were contacted for comment.
Cops hunt for scooter snatched from 27-year-old in ‘aggravated robbery’
October 7, 5pm: Northern Territory police say they are looking for a black electric scooter after it was “physically pulled” from a woman in an aggravated robbery in Alice Springs.
Police said two youths took the scooter from a 27-year-old woman who was riding it on Kempe Street, Friday, October 4, around 11.15pm at The Gap.
The youth allegedly blocked her path, police said, before “demanding she hand over her scooter”.
One of the youths then “struck her on the wrist”, police said, and “physically pulled the scooter from her grasp”.
“Police subsequently arrested two male youths, both aged 13, in the early hours of Saturday morning in relation to a separate incident and are working to establish any link between the arrest and the robbery,” police said.
The woman was not injured, police said, but her black Segway-Ninebot Electric KickScooter “remains outstanding” while Strike Force Viper investigate the incident.
“Its last known location was on Hartley Street in the early hours of Saturday morning,” police said.
Police are urging anyone with more information – such as dashcam footage or CCTV – to get in touch on 131 444, quoting reference number NTP2400099908.
Anonymous reports can also be made to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online.
Elderly woman successfully fends off handbag thief
October 7, 8am: A 76-year-old woman has fought off a teen who tried to steal her handbag outside a shopping centre.
Southern Watch Commander Marc Watson said the woman was sitting in her car outside the East Side shops about 9pm Saturday when the boy approached her.
Sergeant Watson said the teen opened one of the woman’s car doors and “snatched” her handbag.
He said the woman chased and caught the teen but was punched in her shoulder.
Sergeant Watson said the boy fled the scene, leaving the woman’s handbag behind.
He said cops’ initial inquiries had identified a suspect and police would be “paying him a visit in the near future”.
In a separate incident, Sergeant Watson said police had arrested a 25-year-old man after he allegedly attacked a security guard.
He alleged the man had been walking through the CBD “acting aggressively” towards members of the public about 12.15pm Sunday.
Sergeant Watson said the man allegedly entered a shopping centre but was escorted off the premises by a security guard.
He said the man allegedly attacked the guard once they were outside on Hartley St, punching him and hitting him multiple times with a 1.5m tree branch.
Sergeant Watson alleged police reviewed CCTV footage of the incident and confirmed the man swung the tree branch at the security guard “at least ten times” and mad contact four times.
He said the security guard was able to apprehend the man before police arrived to arrest the alleged offender.
Sergeant Watson said the man had been charged with going armed in public,
assault a worker, and disorderly behaviour in a public place.
He said the man would face the Alice Springs Local Court on Monday.
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