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Arrests – Aggravated Burglary – Alice Springs

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Arrests – Aggravated Burglary – Alice Springs
Alice Springs, Northern Territory · NT Police

The release

The Northern Territory Police Force has arrested four offenders following an aggravated burglary in Alice Springs this morning.

Around 6:20am, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre (JESCC) received reports that multiple people were breaking into a residence on McMinn Street in East Side.

It is alleged the 18-year-old female occupant located an unknown person in her kitchen, before she locked herself in her bedroom and called police.

Members from Strike Force Viper and general duties attended the scene and discovered that the front door had been forced open, with alcohol allegedly being stolen from inside.

Cordons were established and CCTV was reviewed. Three males aged 16, 21, and 22, and one 25-year-old female, were located nearby allegedly in possession of the stolen alcohol and arrested. They remain in police custody at this time.

Strike Force Viper has carriage of the investigation and anyone with information is urged to contact police on 131 444. Please quote reference P26278895. Anonymous reports can be made through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via https://crimestoppersnt.com.au .

— NT Police
This report is from NT Police. Read their full release: pfes.nt.gov.au/newsroom/2026/arrests-aggravated-burglary-a…

Crime in the Alice Springs council area

Alice Springs is a council area in Northern Territory with about 30,875 residents. It has a Crime Score 93 out of 100 (very high), 5th 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 (94th percentile), break-ins (98th percentile), homicide (95th percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 93.

Violent
6,708 per 100k
Property
12,732 per 100k
Break-ins
2,575 per 100k
Theft
3,968 per 100k

See the full Alice Springs crime profile

2017-18: 7,597 per 100,0002018-19: 5,319 per 100,0002019-20: 5,969 per 100,0002020-21: 7,053 per 100,0002021-22: 7,903 per 100,0002022-23: 9,883 per 100,0002023-24: 8,656 per 100,0002024-25: 8,094 per 100,0002025-26: 6,708 per 100,0002026-27: 988 per 100,0002017-182022-232026-27
Recorded violent offences per 100,000 residents in Alice Springs, 2017-18 to 2026-27 — down 87% over the period. Source: recorded crime published for Northern Territory.

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