Media release

Youth Charged - Unlawful Entry - Alice Springs

Police

Northern Territory Police have charged a 17-year-old youth in relation to a ram raid in Alice Springs on 6 January.

Detective Senior Sergeant Allan Milner said the male was arrested yesterday.

“Police allege that on 5 January, he stole a Ford Ranger from a caravan park in Alice Springs,” he said.

“It is further alleged that the offender, in the company of others, drove the car into a business in Alice Springs on 6 January, before fleeing the scene.”

He was charged with:

  • Unlawful use of motor vehicle
  • Unlawful entry
  • Stealing
  • Criminal damage

He was remanded in custody to appear in the Alice Springs Youth Court today.