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Speaker 1: Now joining us in the studio to talk us through

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Speaker 1: some of the different incidents that police have indeed been

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Speaker 1: called out to and some of the charges laid over

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Speaker 1: the last week. It is Superintendent of Casarina, Gavin Kennedy.

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Speaker 1: Good morning to you, Gavin.

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Speaker 2: Morning Katie more, Thank you listeners.

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Speaker 3: Thanks so much for your time this morning.

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Speaker 1: Now, I do just want to go across to and

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Speaker 1: I know that you are obviously Superintendent of Casarina, but

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Speaker 1: just out to this pressure release that's just come through.

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Speaker 3: Northern Territory.

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Speaker 1: Police have arrested a forty two year old mail overnight

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Speaker 1: in relation to a firearm incident in Humpty Doo. So

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Speaker 1: it happened just after nine o'clock. Police attended that residence

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Speaker 1: on Trip Road. I think it is after reports of

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Speaker 1: a forty two year old male trespassing on a residential property,

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Speaker 1: armed with a weapon and feeling aggrieved about a Facebook

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Speaker 1: post regarding dogs wandering into yards.

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Speaker 2: Yes, I can confirm that police have begun investigating those

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Speaker 2: navally dispute events in Humpe. You do, I mean, how

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Speaker 2: has been arrested and investigations are ongoing. I guess to

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Speaker 2: state the obvious. There's no place in neighbor disputes for alcohol,

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Speaker 2: social media and weapons. To state the obvious, but yes,

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Speaker 2: there's still some matters to unpack there. But a mail

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Speaker 2: has been charged and he will he'll face the court

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Speaker 2: and explain.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, now just moving along.

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Speaker 1: We also know that there's been an update on the

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Speaker 1: hit and run incident that had happened on Friday last week.

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Speaker 1: It had caused quite a bit of traffic chaos early

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Speaker 1: in the hours of Friday morning. About it, well, a

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Speaker 1: bit after five o'clock in the morning last Friday, a

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Speaker 1: vehicle rollover and a cyclist injured at that intersection of

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Speaker 1: the Stuart Highway and Wolner Road.

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Speaker 3: But a forty five year old handing himself in.

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Speaker 2: Yes, so the forty five year old did hang himself

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Speaker 2: in and was subsequently arrested in a community in the

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Speaker 2: Daily River region. He has been placed before the court

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Speaker 2: in relation to serious traffic charges including hit and run

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Speaker 2: course serious harm, drive motor vehicle course serious harm and

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Speaker 2: not assist after a crash and failing to report a crash.

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Speaker 2: I guess it's a timely reminder for all listeners that

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Speaker 2: every driver involved in a crash in the Northern Territory

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Speaker 2: is acquired by Northern Territory Lord to stop, render assistance

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Speaker 2: to others who need it and also contact police and

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Speaker 2: if necessary, also Saint John on Triple zero because although

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Speaker 2: you may not be qualified to provide their first aid

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Speaker 2: at the time, Saint John can certainly talk you through

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Speaker 2: urgent first aid. And that's a part of providing the

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Speaker 2: assistance to people at the scene of a crash.

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Speaker 1: Which is you know, like it's I think it should

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Speaker 1: go without saying, but unfortunately it doesn't seem to. And

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Speaker 1: unfortunately we seem to be having really quite a bad

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Speaker 1: run with different things happening on the road at the moment.

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Speaker 1: We also had an update a little earlier in the

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Speaker 1: week that a twenty five year old male has now died.

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Speaker 1: That was on the weekend following that three vehicle crash

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Speaker 1: in Woodell last week. And in addition to that, well, yeah,

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Speaker 1: he'd succumbed to those injuries on Saturday, so that you

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Speaker 1: know that adding to our road toll.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, so that's the second fatality out of that three

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Speaker 2: vehicle crash that occurred there. The motorcyclist that was involved

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Speaker 2: in that crash that passed away at the scene, and

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Speaker 2: the twenty five year old drive of of another vehicle

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Speaker 2: that was involved in that crash has since succumbed to

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Speaker 2: his injuries and passed away. Unfortunately.

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Speaker 1: What's the message for territori Ens when it comes to

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Speaker 1: that road safety? I mean, I know that there's always

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Speaker 1: those the key messages in terms of not getting behind

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Speaker 1: the wheel if you've been drinking, making sure that you're

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Speaker 1: not really getting.

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Speaker 3: Behind the wheel, if you're fatigued or really tired as well.

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Speaker 1: But we, like I said, we seem to be having

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Speaker 1: a bad run right now, and we are leading into

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Speaker 1: that Christmas period where traditionally you do see things get worse.

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Speaker 2: Definitely, and the fatal five as they're popularly referred to,

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Speaker 2: a speeding, drink or drug driving, driving distracted which essentially

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Speaker 2: includes staying away from your device as while you're driving,

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Speaker 2: not wearing a seat belt, and driver fatigue. These are

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Speaker 2: all road safety elements that are heightened during the December

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Speaker 2: January period, not because not just because that is it

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Speaker 2: is December January, but it's the holiday period where where

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Speaker 2: people are more likely to be on the roads in

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Speaker 2: a holiday spirit, shall we say, but but people need

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Speaker 2: to be paying attention, particularly if you're driving at night

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Speaker 2: in the territory. There there are hazards that that are

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Speaker 2: up here that don't always aren't always present in other

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Speaker 1: So yeah, yeah, make sure you take care, Gavin. Do

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Speaker 1: we see more people on their phones at you know

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Speaker 1: these days? Obviously we have seen a real increase in

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Speaker 1: people using their devices, but you know what are you

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Speaker 1: saying an uptick in people not adhering to those rules

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Speaker 1: and taking a look at their phones while they are

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Speaker 1: in their cars.

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Speaker 2: Oh? Look, we absolutely wish people would stop it. It

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Speaker 2: is a factor in many road incidents and certainly a

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Speaker 2: factor in many road crashes, So please stay off your

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Speaker 2: devices now.

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Speaker 1: We also earlier in the week, well, we actually started

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Speaker 1: the week with this terrible situation where the police had

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Speaker 1: to charge a twenty nine year old man with murder

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Speaker 1: after an alleged domestic violence incident in Moil on the weekend.

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Speaker 2: Yes, a twenty nine old man has been charged with murder.

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Speaker 2: It's a domestic violence incident. By virtue of the deceased

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Speaker 2: is the twenty nine year old's father. The seven one

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Speaker 2: year old deceased was located unresponsive at an address in Moel.

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Speaker 2: His exact cause of death is still being investigated by

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Speaker 2: major crime detectives. That twenty nine year old has been

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Speaker 2: placed before the court and is currently remarded in custody, and.

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Speaker 1: No doubt we'll see further detail throughout that court case

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Speaker 1: as it progresses. Before I let you go this morning, Gavin,

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Speaker 1: I do just want to ask we know that there

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Speaker 1: has been quite a bit of community unrest in the

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Speaker 1: Daily River region. I understand there was a public meeting

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Speaker 1: there yesterday, but it sort of reached the point where

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Speaker 1: those additional police resources had to be deployed to the community.

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Speaker 1: And I know that carm has sort of been restored

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Speaker 1: to some degree, but it seems as though it is

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Speaker 1: something that the police are really grappling with right now.

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Speaker 2: Yes, from time to time there are community disputes in

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Speaker 2: the Northern Territory of communities that require what we would

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Speaker 2: call an al agency and elderly sorry elder intervention, and

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Speaker 2: those sorts of community meetings only only come up about

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Speaker 2: with proper consultation and attendance by respected community elders, and

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Speaker 2: that's what's occurred in.

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Speaker 3: Dally River Well.

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Speaker 1: Superintendent of Casuarina, Gavin Kennedy, I appreciate your time this morning.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, very much for coming in and having a

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Speaker 1: bit of a chat with us.

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Speaker 2: Thank you