1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,120 Speaker 1: As I said, we know that police were called to 2 00:00:02,160 --> 00:00:06,200 Speaker 1: a number of large disturbances involving weapons in Alice Springs 3 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: across the weekend, multiple people injured and a car set alight. 4 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: Now joining us on the line for a bit of 5 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: an update on the situation is Detective Senior Sergeant Marcus Becker. 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 1: Good morning to you, Marcus. 7 00:00:18,800 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie. How are you? 8 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:20,120 Speaker 3: Yeah? 9 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 4: Really good? Thank you so much for your time this morning. 10 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: Now, I understand there was that large brawl in Lara 11 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: Pinta on Saturday night. 12 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 4: What unfolded exactly? 13 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:33,959 Speaker 2: There was an earlier five between a few people, and. 14 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 3: Then later on there's a bit of a retribution sort 15 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 3: So there's up to I think there's twenty people armed 16 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 3: with some weapons and those just sort of having feet 17 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 3: fly on the street. 18 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: Goodness mate, I mean twenty people armed. It must be 19 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: quite confronting for the Northern Territory Police when you rock 20 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:50,760 Speaker 1: up to something like that. 21 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, well you never know what's going to happen. But 22 00:00:54,480 --> 00:00:58,440 Speaker 3: the members were very professional upon their attendants and fortunately 23 00:00:58,480 --> 00:01:02,520 Speaker 3: there were no police injury and serious injuries to other people. 24 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 4: Really, yeah, what kind of weapons were involved? 25 00:01:06,680 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 3: We've got the sort of wooden null knowers that we 26 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 3: call them down here. 27 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 2: There were a number of metal poles, bars and similar 28 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 2: items like that, as well as some large and shaddies 29 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 2: and axes and tomahawks. 30 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:24,399 Speaker 1: Goodness, may now I know, Marcus it said. You know, 31 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: fortunately there wasn't sort of more serious injuries. But there 32 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 1: were still two people injured, weren't there? 33 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 3: Yeah, there were One person suffered a laceration to his head, 34 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,840 Speaker 3: which was dealt with the housepinsscile. And there's another male 35 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 3: with a facial injury and there's been sent to Adelaide surgery. 36 00:01:41,800 --> 00:01:43,399 Speaker 4: And I understand that. 37 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:47,319 Speaker 1: There was then another incident in Gillan with a vehicle torched. 38 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:48,760 Speaker 1: What can you tell us about that one? 39 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 3: Uh, well, there were a few vehicles lists on their 40 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 3: two vehicles a little light over the weekend. So the 41 00:01:56,440 --> 00:02:02,040 Speaker 3: Gillen one up with is just a group of people 42 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,800 Speaker 3: fighting at the location and just a vehicle being set 43 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 3: a lot. 44 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 2: Of the time. Investigations are continuing. 45 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:08,640 Speaker 4: There, okay. 46 00:02:08,680 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: And so then there was also was that at the 47 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 1: same location when there was a further thirty people fighting. 48 00:02:17,240 --> 00:02:20,400 Speaker 3: Was yes, Oh goodness, that was on the Sunday. 49 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:21,080 Speaker 2: Whether the. 50 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 3: Fights the place, so yes, a group of people fighting 51 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 3: at the location at the time, and then another one 52 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:27,960 Speaker 3: on Sunday. 53 00:02:28,160 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 4: Like, were the fights sort of related to each other 54 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 4: or you know, like. 55 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, definitely, they're all interrelated based on sort of 56 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 3: a few festering incidents, some stuff from the past, but 57 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 3: hopefully we've got one ton of it now. We've got 58 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 3: some arrests in place and communey engagement it's occurring with 59 00:02:49,600 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 3: those groups. 60 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:52,360 Speaker 1: Talk us through the arrests that have been made and 61 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: talking through that community engagement then that the police are 62 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: sort of undertaking to try and keep things nice and calm. 63 00:02:59,320 --> 00:02:59,800 Speaker 2: Yeah, okay. 64 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:03,320 Speaker 3: So the instance from Friday and through the Saturday, we 65 00:03:03,400 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 3: had five arrests from those and they were Mountain Pussy 66 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:12,000 Speaker 3: to apparent court today or yesterday. And then from the 67 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 3: sorry the Gillen instant on Sunday afternoon, we've got a 68 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,640 Speaker 3: feather six rest from that. One person was released on 69 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 3: bail and the rest of the remanded CD here before 70 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,040 Speaker 3: the court go to. 71 00:03:25,000 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 2: The community engagement. We've got our correct team. 72 00:03:27,160 --> 00:03:31,880 Speaker 3: So Committee Resilience Engagement commands with the group of average 73 00:03:31,919 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 3: on the ason officers and police officers speaking with the 74 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 3: families and the persons involved and we're just trying to 75 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 3: really get on top of top of where they're at 76 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:46,720 Speaker 3: and resolve the issues to try and just keep the 77 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:47,400 Speaker 3: community safe. 78 00:03:47,440 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 2: Really. 79 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, absolutely, And how did things sort of go overnight? 80 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 4: Was there any further on rest overnight? 81 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:56,440 Speaker 2: Not as far as I'm where. 82 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:59,760 Speaker 3: Okay, at this stage, things appear to be okay. 83 00:04:00,040 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 4: Well, that is good. That's good to hear. 84 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:04,560 Speaker 1: And now do the police, I mean, do you have 85 00:04:04,680 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: much insight into what's behind the disputes. 86 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 3: We've been given some snippets of information, but to get 87 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 3: to the absolute real reason why they the groups of 88 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 3: fighting at the moment, we haven't really been able to 89 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 3: get on top of that. So we're still engaging with 90 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 3: these groups and trying to get on top of as 91 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 3: best we can. 92 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 4: Yeah. 93 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:26,800 Speaker 1: Now, to those if you have just joined us, we 94 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,719 Speaker 1: are just speaking to Detective Senior Sergeant Marcus Becker in 95 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 1: Alice Springs. Marcus, just tell us it must be you know, 96 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: like I guess, you know, the main priority is keeping 97 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: the broader community safe at this point as well with 98 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:42,960 Speaker 1: these disturbances. I mean, have people largely been sort of 99 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: targeting each other involved in these disturbances or are they 100 00:04:47,480 --> 00:04:49,599 Speaker 1: you know, are they lashing out at other people in 101 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:51,320 Speaker 1: the community that have nothing to do with it. 102 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:57,240 Speaker 3: So the general public have not been affected in regards 103 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 3: to suffering hardh or any injuries as a result. It's 104 00:05:02,240 --> 00:05:05,600 Speaker 3: just the nature of where there be in the residential areas. 105 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 2: It is a risk sue their safety. 106 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 3: Fortunately nothing has happened, and even given the nature of 107 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:16,279 Speaker 3: these fights with up to thirty people involved with the 108 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,719 Speaker 3: weapons that they have had, we've been quite fortunate that 109 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:21,320 Speaker 3: there haven't been more serious injury or even there. 110 00:05:21,560 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, and you know, it's actually like it's frightening 111 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 1: for the police rocking up to those incidents as well. 112 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: I would imagine when people are armed and they're fighting 113 00:05:32,080 --> 00:05:35,440 Speaker 1: with one another, it's a pretty scary situation for everybody. 114 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,960 Speaker 3: Absolutely, it's just part of the job the police do. 115 00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 3: They were very professional in their attendants, allowed verbal commands, 116 00:05:44,680 --> 00:05:48,599 Speaker 3: the body warm cameras are activated, so allows them to 117 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 3: be safe through their actions and then for the later 118 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 3: components for the investigation they place in or en five 119 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 3: venues related to the incidents. 120 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,359 Speaker 4: Have you had to bring any extra officers in. 121 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:05,920 Speaker 3: There were appropriate members on duty, so I think there 122 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:10,200 Speaker 3: were four units attended as well as some supervisor as well, 123 00:06:10,839 --> 00:06:14,719 Speaker 3: and that allowed, just with the professional professionalism that they 124 00:06:14,800 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 3: did display, to control the situation, make the appropriate rest 125 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:22,480 Speaker 3: and deal with the incident and resolver. 126 00:06:22,600 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: Well yeah, well, Marcus, look, I know we've got a 127 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:26,719 Speaker 1: lot of people in Alice Springs that do listen to 128 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: the show. What is your message really for the broader 129 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,160 Speaker 1: community this morning? It does sound as though you guys 130 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:34,279 Speaker 1: are doing everything you can to keep everybody in Alice 131 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: Springs safe. 132 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:37,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, we are, We're working really hard down here. 133 00:06:37,880 --> 00:06:42,400 Speaker 2: But I do I think she report these the services as. 134 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:48,080 Speaker 3: A police will respond with numbers to quill whatever's happening. 135 00:06:48,600 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 2: We don't. We strongly condemn this behavior. Sorry, Yeah, it's 136 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 2: just a while of Springs needs. 137 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 3: We want everyone to be safe and if we can 138 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 3: resolve this issue, who's sooner rather than later, then we 139 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 3: can just enjoy the rest of the year in relative calmness. 140 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:07,040 Speaker 4: Yes, spot on. 141 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,680 Speaker 1: Well, Detective Senior Sergeant Marcus Becker. I really appreciate you 142 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:12,920 Speaker 1: having a chat with us this morning. All the best 143 00:07:13,040 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: over the coming days, and I really hope that things 144 00:07:15,320 --> 00:07:16,320 Speaker 1: do calm down again. 145 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 4: No problem takes you, Tom, Thank you, thanks so much.