1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,000 Speaker 1: Joining us in the studio right now as the Assistant 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: Commissioner of the Northern Territory Police, Matt Holland b Good 3 00:00:05,120 --> 00:00:05,680 Speaker 1: morning to you. 4 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:07,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, Good morning, Katie, Good morning to your listeners. 5 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: Now, quite a few incidents to have a bit of 6 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: a catch up about this morning or to find out 7 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: about this morning. We know yesterday the Northern Territory Police 8 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,760 Speaker 1: were calling for information after an incident on dick Ward 9 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 1: Drive about four point thirty in the afternoon. A man 10 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: was apparently seen by members of the public approaching vehicles 11 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: traveling on Dickward driving coconut growth. 12 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 2: What happened, Codie, There was a man who was wanted 13 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:35,480 Speaker 2: in relation to a domestic violence incident and police were 14 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,640 Speaker 2: seeking him and he was less than cooperative and fled 15 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 2: from attempts to apprehend him, and he ended up in 16 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:46,480 Speaker 2: the traffic on dick War Drive. And there's some really 17 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:49,560 Speaker 2: really good work by Traffic Police and General Judy's Police 18 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: and Strikeforce Lyra to apprehend him. So that's we look 19 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,600 Speaker 2: at it that as been crime prevention where he's not 20 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 2: in a position now to cause any grief for his 21 00:01:01,840 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 2: ex partner. 22 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: But so so, he was a domestic violence offend of 23 00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: fleeing the police and then what he ended up on 24 00:01:08,680 --> 00:01:09,880 Speaker 1: dick Wod Drive trying. 25 00:01:09,680 --> 00:01:12,399 Speaker 2: To trying to escape from the police. Yeah, yeah, right, 26 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 2: And do. 27 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:14,680 Speaker 1: You think he was trying to take a car? 28 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 2: Well possibly, we don't really know. But what we would 29 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:22,320 Speaker 2: say is if anyone as a material witness or particularly 30 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:25,000 Speaker 2: if you have dashcam footage of the incident on dick 31 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:28,120 Speaker 2: war Drive yesterday afternoon, police call police on one three 32 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 2: one trip four and it will add evidentiary value to 33 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:32,680 Speaker 2: our investigation. 34 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 1: Yeah right, But has been apprehended. He remained in custody 35 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: and he's facing numerous charges. Hasn't been charged at this stage, not. 36 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 2: Sure, not sure, but he was certainly in custody as 37 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:43,639 Speaker 2: of yesterday evening. 38 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:47,440 Speaker 1: Well glad that you were able to catch him now 39 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: I know. The Northern Territory Police also arrested a man 40 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: in relation to a sexual assault in Darwin City on 41 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:57,760 Speaker 1: Monday night between forty five and nine thirty pm. It's 42 00:01:57,760 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: alleged that a woman was sexually assaulted by a man 43 00:02:00,320 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: who was unknown to her on the esplanade. I mean 44 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: this sounds like an incredibly frightening ordeal. 45 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, Katie A thirty five year old man's been 46 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 2: arrested in charge with sexual intercourse without consent and deprivation 47 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:17,000 Speaker 2: of liberty. Detectives from sex Crimes continuing the investigation again. 48 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 2: If anyone has any information, it was on the Esplanade 49 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 2: on Monday evening about between eight forty five and nine 50 00:02:23,960 --> 00:02:25,359 Speaker 2: to thirty, please give us a call on one three 51 00:02:25,400 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 2: one Triple four. The alleged defender was in court yesterday. 52 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 2: He had been reminded up until that point. 53 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 1: In time and so he was not known to her 54 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: though apparently not. Though I mean that is it's pretty scary, 55 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: you know, it is a pretty scary thought for a 56 00:02:43,639 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: woman that something like that can happen in such a 57 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 1: highly visible place. 58 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, Katie, And we just urge everyone to take 59 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 2: basic security measures. You know, it's a being security conscious 60 00:02:55,360 --> 00:02:59,480 Speaker 2: as opposed to being alarmed, and you know, like any 61 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 2: city in the world, just take basic security precautions for 62 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,360 Speaker 2: yourself at nighttime. Yeah. 63 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,360 Speaker 1: Look, yeah, absolutely, I think that all of us have 64 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: doing it. You know, it is scary as a woman 65 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,000 Speaker 1: to think that this kind of thing can happen. I think, 66 00:03:11,360 --> 00:03:13,440 Speaker 1: like you've pointed out, it can happen anywhere in the world. 67 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: But along the esperanade there. You do think that it's 68 00:03:16,120 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: somewhere where you can go on exercise, where you can 69 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: walk and not have to worry about that kind of thing. 70 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, Cadie. And you know, there's a victim who 71 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 2: will probably never recover from from what's happened to her, 72 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 2: and it's now before the court, so we probably can't 73 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:32,120 Speaker 2: say too much more. Yeah. 74 00:03:32,400 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 1: Hey, I'm not sure if you have too much info 75 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 1: about this situation that occurred in what earlier in the week, 76 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: But earlier in the week, a thirty three year old 77 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:43,480 Speaker 1: man suffered stab wound to his back after an altercation 78 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: with a thirty seven year old man. This one sounds 79 00:03:46,080 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: like a very violent situation that had occurred. 80 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, look, Katie, I can say that the two men 81 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 2: are known to each other. The offender was arrested shortly 82 00:03:57,200 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 2: after the incident occurred. He was a knife, was located 83 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 2: and sees he's been charged and has been remanded in 84 00:04:05,000 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 2: custody of Pier and Darwin Court. And I don't have 85 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 2: a court outcome at this point in time, but you've 86 00:04:10,320 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 2: certainly been arrested. 87 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,560 Speaker 1: Yeah. Hey, one of the things we're really keen to 88 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,640 Speaker 1: have a chat to about this morning is obviously we're 89 00:04:15,640 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: heading into V eight weekend. We had to think last weekend. Now, 90 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 1: we did catch up with the Northern Territory Police on 91 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: Tuesday this week and spoke a little bit more about 92 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: the think but it is a bit of a reminder 93 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: for everybody to make sure that it's staying safe on 94 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: the roads as well. 95 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:35,719 Speaker 2: Yes, Katie, look, the Alice Springs community was quite well behaved, 96 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 2: I think you know, there was thirty two hundred people 97 00:04:38,000 --> 00:04:41,679 Speaker 2: tested and nobody blew over the limit. There were six 98 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 2: of one hundred and twenty six tests for drug driving 99 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 2: where people were over the limit. Right, So this weekend 100 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:54,760 Speaker 2: is VO Supercars, there'll be a similar road safety operation 101 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:58,280 Speaker 2: campaign in the Greater Darwin area. We get it that, 102 00:04:58,400 --> 00:05:01,480 Speaker 2: you know, V Supercars is fun. Encourage people to go, 103 00:05:01,640 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 2: but just be mindful of your behavior on the roads 104 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 2: and particularly remember the fatal five and in this case 105 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 2: particularly remember drink and drug driving. 106 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 1: So it sounds like there will be quite a large 107 00:05:12,240 --> 00:05:14,600 Speaker 1: police operation to make sure that people are doing the 108 00:05:14,680 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: right thing. 109 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, So Katie, there's an operation inside the venue of 110 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 2: a police operation which is supported by a lot of 111 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,840 Speaker 2: security guards, right, but outside of that there's also a 112 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:30,839 Speaker 2: road safety contingent that just to encourage educational awareness, to 113 00:05:30,920 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 2: make people to ensure people behave safely on our roads. 114 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:36,719 Speaker 1: Do you generally find they do on V eight week 115 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,080 Speaker 1: like on Supercar weekend or sometimes people you know, watch 116 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: the race and thinking on a secon I'm going to 117 00:05:42,040 --> 00:05:43,960 Speaker 1: jump out there on the roads and do something stupid. 118 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 2: Yeah. Look, I think in this day and age, the 119 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 2: vast majority of people are conscious of drink driving. You know, 120 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:56,000 Speaker 2: some people will go to the city afterwards and have 121 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:59,080 Speaker 2: a night out. But what we say is remember the 122 00:05:59,120 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 2: fatal five. If you're going to do that, have alternative 123 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:06,360 Speaker 2: transport options. We don't want your driving after you've been drinking. 124 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 1: No, absolutely not, absolutely not to mac surely keep an 125 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 1: eye on each other. 126 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:12,280 Speaker 2: I will say there's twenty six people that have died 127 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:16,559 Speaker 2: on our roads this year, which is devastating. Last year 128 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 2: for the entire year was thirty one and less than 129 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:22,000 Speaker 2: halfway through the year. So there's twenty six families that 130 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 2: will never ever be the same, and we would like 131 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:30,120 Speaker 2: to prevent any further fatal crashes this year and forever. Yeah. 132 00:06:30,279 --> 00:06:32,919 Speaker 1: Absolutely couldn't agree with you more, but anything that we 133 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: should know about from overnight. How are things overnight? 134 00:06:35,839 --> 00:06:40,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, look, you know there's always something happening, Yeah, but 135 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 2: nothing of significance that will become really public. You know, 136 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 2: our people are working really, really hard. We're kind of stretched, 137 00:06:49,160 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 2: as everyone knows, and all credit hats off to the 138 00:06:53,240 --> 00:06:56,480 Speaker 2: people on the front line who continue to deliver services 139 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:57,640 Speaker 2: to our community every day. 140 00:06:58,000 --> 00:07:00,359 Speaker 1: I have noticed, you know, it does seem so you 141 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: guys are doing a bit more as well on that 142 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,680 Speaker 1: road safety again, sort of trying to amp up the 143 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,000 Speaker 1: road safety again. I know it's not something that the 144 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: police have ever forgotten about, but some of those real 145 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:14,560 Speaker 1: high visibility road safety campaigns sort of seem to have 146 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,440 Speaker 1: quietened down a little bit for a while there for 147 00:07:17,520 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: some reason. But it does seem like that real high 148 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: visibility policing is back out there on the streets. 149 00:07:22,720 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, Katie. Look at twenty twenty when COVID hit, 150 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 2: all of our traffic resources were deployed to other duties 151 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:32,720 Speaker 2: and so we didn't really have that presence on the 152 00:07:32,800 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 2: road for a long long time. And now you know, 153 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 2: we've reorganized the police force and the Darwin, Catherine and 154 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 2: Al Springs traffic operations kind of quarantine from other duties. 155 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 2: It's about education, awareness, deterrence, and enforcement when it's necessary. 156 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 2: So yeah, you probably will see more traffic operations on 157 00:07:54,920 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 2: the road into the future. 158 00:07:56,440 --> 00:07:58,760 Speaker 1: No, I think that's good to hear well. Assistant Commissioner 159 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: Matt Holland be good to speak with you this morning. 160 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: Thanks as always, always a pleasure, Katie, Thank you.