Detectives from Strike Force Trident have charged a 22-year-old male with traffic and property offences following an unlawful entry in Parap.
Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Stringer said Police allege the offender stole a motor vehicle from a unit complex at around 10:30pm yesterday evening.
“The alleged offender was witnessed driving at speed throughout Palmerston before General Duties Police recovered the abandoned vehicle in Moulden. A male was arrested a short time later.”
He was charged with:
Aggravated unlawful entry
Stealing
Exceed speed >30kmh
Exceed speed >15kmh
Disobey a Police Officer
Plates calculated to deceive
The man was remanded in custody and will appear in Darwin Magistrates Court today.