Charges – Aggravated Burglary – Alice Springs
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The Northern Territory Police Force has arrested and charged a 21-year-old male in relation to an aggravated burglary that occurred in Alice Springs yesterday morning.
Around 8:05am, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received a report of an intruder at a residence in Standley Crescent, Gillen.
It is alleged the homeowner witnessed a male offender via home CCTV footage. The victim returned home with friends and confronted the offender, who was allegedly armed with knife, as he left the residence.
The offender fled the scene and was arrested by responding police a short time later on Bloomfield Street. No injuries were reported.
He has since been charged with aggravated burglary and theft and was remanded to appear in court today.
Strike Force Viper has carriage of the investigation and urges anyone with information to contact police on 131 444. Anonymous reports can be made through Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via https://crimestoppersnt.com.au .
— NT PoliceCrime 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
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