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Drugs, Firearms seized - Katherine

Detectives and Katherine Police have arrested three men for alleged drug and weapon offences following Operation Dornoch this week.

Search for missing man - Oenpelli

A second helicopter has joined the extensive air and land search for missing 23-year-old man, James Browne, in the vicinity of Mount Borradaile and Waidaboonar outstation, approximately 40 kilometres from Oenpelli.

Prisoner Escapee – Alice Springs – Update 3

Whilst continuing the search for John Palmer, Police today located and arrested a 37-year-old man, believed to have been associating with the prison escapee over the last week.

Prisoner Escapee - Alice Springs - Update 2

The search for John Arthur Palmer, the 19-year-old prisoner who escaped from the Low Security Cottages at the Alice Springs Correctional Centre last week, continues.

Fatal rollover Erldunda

A young man has died following a single vehicle rollover on the Stuart Highway, approximately 35 kilometres north of the Erldunda Road House, this afternoon.

NTFRS Respond to Two Fires Overnight

Northern Territory Fire and Rescue Members responded to two fires in Darwin city overnight after being alerted by smoke detectors in the buildings.