Media release

Charges – Robbery – Katherine

Police

Northern Territory Police have arrested two youths and two adults in relation to a robbery in Katherine yesterday.

At around 4:10am, police received reports that four males had unlawfully entered a business on Cyprus Street. Two employees on site confronted the group and were assaulted.

Police arrived shortly after and arrested all four alleged offenders, two aged 17 and two 18.

One of the employees was conveyed to Katherine Hospital with minor injuries.

Katherine Criminal Investigation Branch investigators charged the adults with:

  • Robbery

One male was bailed to appear in Yarralin Court on 7 December 2021, the second male was bailed to appear in Timber Creek Court on 8 December 2021.

The two youths will be dealt with under the provisions of the Youth Justice Act 2005.