Aggravated burglary – Millner
Where: Francis Street, Millner, the street the release names · See the street on the map
The release
Northern Territory Police are calling for information following an aggravated burglary at a residence in Millner yesterday.
It is alleged that between about 11:15am and 11:30am, a man armed with a knife entered a residence on Francis Street, threatened and assaulted the occupant, and stole a quantity of cash and food before leaving the scene.
Crime investigators attended and conducted enquiries; however, the man was not located.
The man is described as being of Aboriginal appearance, aged between 40 and 50 years, with greying, receding hair and white stubble. He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, light blue jeans and black gardening gloves. He was barefoot and had a rubber wristband around one ankle.
Police are urging anyone who witnessed suspicious activity in the Francis Street area around the time of the incident, or who may have relevant CCTV, dashcam or other footage, to contact police on 131 444.
Information can also be provided anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. Please quote reference number NTP2600085770.
— NT PoliceCrime in the Darwin council area
Darwin is a council area in Northern Territory with about 90,035 residents. It has a Crime Score 82 out of 100 (very high), 21st of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (89th percentile), homicide (87th percentile), break-ins (82nd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 83.
- Violent
- 3,023 per 100k
- Property
- 6,131 per 100k
- Break-ins
- 631 per 100k
- Theft
- 2,914 per 100k
See the full Darwin crime profile
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