The Latest Breaking News from NT Police

19yo man faces court charged with murder over death of Darwin bottle shop worker Declan Laverty

Keith Kerinauia has been charged with murder, aggravated robbery and breach of bail, with prosecutors also requesting the addition of another, unrelated aggravated assault charge in court.

ABC News · Mar 21, 2023

Better data will help reduce domestic and sexual violence, inaugural commissioner says

Australia's first Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Commissioner visits Alice Springs to meet frontline workers, acknowledging that better data is needed to set successful targets for the reduction of domestic violence.

ABC News · Mar 15, 2023

Australia Post recommences mail delivery to Alice Springs homes after meetings with NT Police

Mail and parcel deliveries resume today to hundreds of Alice Springs homes, almost a fortnight after Australia Post suspended its service following allegedly violent attacks against a veteran postie.

ABC News · Mar 13, 2023

Kumanjayi Walker inquest told independent prosecutors should have had 'objective oversight' of Zachary Rolfe perjury investigation

The Assistant Police Commissioner tells the coronial inquest into the death of Mr Walker that evidence from the perjury investigation into Constable Zachary Rolfe over an allegation that the officer "lied" to a court should have been referred to the Director of Public Prosecutions for decision.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2023

Man's body found in Rapid Creek market car park, NT Police investigating reports of altercation

Police are treating the 40-year-old man's death as suspicious, after his body was found in a car park at Milner in Darwin's northern suburbs.

ABC News · Mar 8, 2023

Northern Territory Children's Commissioner found not guilty of abuse of office after case withdrawn

After a direction from the presiding judge on Tuesday morning, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty in Colleen Gwynne's trial.

ABC News · Mar 7, 2023

Walker inquest hears every NT government agency, service provider to be reviewed for systemic racism

Former NT Australian of the Year Leanne Liddle fronts an inquest into the shooting death of an Indigenous man in Alice Springs, telling the coroner she has seen "many" examples of systemic racism in the NT Police Force.

ABC News · Mar 6, 2023

Coronial inquest into death of Kumanjayi Walker resumes in Alice Springs with NT Police deputy commissioner

After a three-month break, the Northern Territory coroner last week resumed the inquest into the death of Kumanjayi Walker, with a focus on the territory's police force.

ABC News · Mar 4, 2023

Constable Zachary Rolfe's 'excessive' force incidents discovered too late for disciplinary action, Kumanjayi Walker inquest hears

Assistant Commissioner Bruce Porter told the coroner that two arrests made by Constable Zachary Rolfe, which were deemed appropriate by his superiors, would have likely been deemed "excessive" upon further review.

ABC News · Mar 3, 2023

Woman dies after being hit by car on Bagot Road in Darwin suburb of Ludmilla, NT Police investigating

Police say the woman was hit on Bagot Road in Ludmilla shortly after 9pm last night, and was declared dead at the scene after she was unable to be revived.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2023