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Teaching an old dog new tricks in Darwin

The second Police Drug Detector Dog to be trained to find Kava by the Dog Operations Unit has made a find only three days into training yesterday.

Man Arrested for Taxi Robbery

General Crime Detectives have arrested a 21-year-old male in relation to two incidents that have occurred in the last two months.

Fatal single vehicle rollover - Timber Creek

One lane on the Victoria Highway, approximately 32kms east of Timber Creek, remains closed while police investigate the cause of a fatal rollover that occurred at 10:15 am this morning.

Drunk drivers continue to frustrate Police

Four mid to high range drink drivers were caught over the weekend and Police are amazed nobody was seriously hurt by this narrow-minded and careless behaviour.

Strike Force Nemesis Update 1

Two weeks into a two month operation Strike Force Nemesis has been prominent around Darwin and rural areas, targeting drug offenders and property crime.

Attempted abduction update #3

Police have received a number of promising leads relating to a number of attempted abductions that occurred last week in Palmerston and Karama.

Road train rollover - Alice Springs

Traffic was diverted around the scene of an accident on the south Stuart Highway yesterday after the third trailer on a road train rolled onto its side.

Significant Drug Seizure Darwin Airport

Drug and Organised Crime Detectives in conjunction with Australian Federal Police have arrested a 35-year-old man in relation to the seizure of an estimated $400,000 worth of methamphetamine.

Attempted Abduction Update 2

Northern Territory Police have released an image of the man wanted for questioning over the alleged attempted abduction of a 13-year-old boy walking along Cunningham Crescent in Palmerston at around 5:20pm on Tuesday, September 6th