A 19-year-old male will be appearing in court today in relation to a robbery with violence incident that occurred in Karama on Saturday morning.

It was established that at approximately 5:20 am on Saturday, the 19-year-old and two other people entered a taxi that was parked at the Caltex Service Station in Karama.

It is alleged that a short struggle occurred between the male and the driver before the driver fled the vehicle and contacted police.

The 19-year-old climbed into the driver's seat and drove off.

Members patrolling the streets of Palmerston witnessed the vehicle driving on James Circuit in Woodroffe.

A short pursuit occurred between the two vehicles, resulting in the taxi being driven into a monsoon drain, before offenders fled the scene on foot.

They were located a short time later in James Circuit and arrested.

He returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.135 percent and was charged with:

Unlawful use of a motor vehicle
Robbery
Assault
Drive a motor vehicle while unlicensed
Drive medium range blood alcohol content
Fail to obey signal of member
Drive on a public street with undue care.

He was remanded in custody to appear in the Darwin Magistrate's Court today.


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