1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:02,400 Speaker 1: There is plenty happening around the place. 2 00:00:02,400 --> 00:00:04,120 Speaker 2: And joining me in the studio right now as the 3 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 2: Assistant Commissioner for the North Well for Darwin and Road Policing, 4 00:00:07,760 --> 00:00:09,240 Speaker 2: Matt Holland B Good morning to you. 5 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 3: Yeah, good morning, Katie, Good morning to your listeners. 6 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 2: Now, Matt, I understand this morning there's actually been a 7 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:18,160 Speaker 2: media event with the Chief Minister and the Northern Territory Police. 8 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,680 Speaker 3: What's been announced, Yeah, Katie, I had to rush from 9 00:00:20,720 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 3: that one into here. So we've just accept a delivery 10 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 3: of two new aircraft for our air fleet and then 11 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,279 Speaker 3: two new planes have just arrived and that's been announced 12 00:00:34,800 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 3: today and they're already in service in the last couple 13 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:40,919 Speaker 3: of days with the Northern Territory Police. So right, that 14 00:00:40,960 --> 00:00:44,479 Speaker 3: brings our fleet to six. But two of the planes 15 00:00:44,520 --> 00:00:46,280 Speaker 3: will be for sale shortly. So if you're in the 16 00:00:46,320 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 3: market for an aircraft plantus PC twelve well maintained, you 17 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 3: might be lucky and not too a distant future. 18 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:55,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, right, so you might. 19 00:00:55,040 --> 00:00:57,920 Speaker 2: Be able to get an ex police plane if you're 20 00:00:58,080 --> 00:00:59,640 Speaker 2: in the market, if you've got plenty of money. 21 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 3: Absolutely, So these these aircraft were used to service all 22 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 3: our regional and remote areas. You know, one of their 23 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 3: primary roles is taking a team of police anywhere in 24 00:01:10,640 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 3: the Northern Territory within four hours, whether it's detextives or 25 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:18,040 Speaker 3: forensics or TRG. We can put boots on the ground 26 00:01:18,040 --> 00:01:19,440 Speaker 3: within four hours anywhere, and. 27 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,600 Speaker 2: That's obviously quite pivotal given our tyranny of distance to 28 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 2: get to different remote communities and policings, not just in 29 00:01:25,560 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 2: urban areas in the Northern Territory, you need to be 30 00:01:27,640 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 2: able to get out to some of those more remote 31 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 2: areas pretty quickly. 32 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:32,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, Katie. And you know, for a lot of 33 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,279 Speaker 3: the years, some of these communities are isolated by closed 34 00:01:35,319 --> 00:01:39,000 Speaker 3: roads and the like. And you know, we service all 35 00:01:39,040 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 3: of the Northern Territory, so these you know, it's essential 36 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:44,679 Speaker 3: that we have aircraft. These are top of the line. 37 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 3: They suit our purposes, so we welcome the new aircraft. 38 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 2: Look, some people listening might be thinking they would be 39 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 2: very expensive and I'm assuming quite expensive to operate, but 40 00:01:56,840 --> 00:01:58,760 Speaker 2: by the sounds of it, they are required. 41 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely, and look we've gone to a least model. 42 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 3: You know, to buy a plane is very very expensive, 43 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:08,919 Speaker 3: and you know, financially it's quite lumpy with major services 44 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 3: and the like, but with a least aircraft model. It 45 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 3: suits our purposes and it suits you know, it enables 46 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 3: us to service the community as best we can. 47 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,119 Speaker 2: Now, Assistant Commissioner, let's talk about some of the incidents 48 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:24,880 Speaker 2: that have occurred over the last sort of twenty four hours. 49 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,840 Speaker 2: I understand that there was chaos yesterday at the Coles 50 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 2: supermarket at Casharina after a woman apparently stabbed herself in 51 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 2: the league. Now, we'd received quite a few phone calls 52 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 2: from people that were at Casarina yesterday who are pretty 53 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:42,200 Speaker 2: distraught after witnessing what had gone on. 54 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, Katie, look, there was an incident at Cole's at 55 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:50,119 Speaker 3: Casorina yesterday afternoon. A lady was did suffer a number 56 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 3: of stab wounds. It would appear that they are self 57 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:56,799 Speaker 3: inflicted and she's been treated in the hospital. But it's 58 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 3: also a mental health issue as well. 59 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 2: So okay, So to anybody that would see yesterday, I 60 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 2: mean people were pretty concerned about it. 61 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I completely understand the stress that people would have felt. 62 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:12,079 Speaker 3: But please rest assured there was no danger to the community, 63 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:15,440 Speaker 3: and you know, we were there as quickly as we 64 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 3: could be. 65 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 2: Well, you know, good work by the Northern Territory Police 66 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 2: being able to get out there. And I know that 67 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 2: you are dealing with all types of incidents all the time, 68 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 2: including last night when a taxi driver was assaulted with 69 00:03:28,560 --> 00:03:32,600 Speaker 2: his vehicle stolen in Coconut Grove. As I understand it, 70 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 2: three mails were overheard talking about robbing the taxi who 71 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:38,400 Speaker 2: picked them up at a unit complex on Progress Drive. 72 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, Katie, that's right. That happened about just before midnight 73 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 3: this morning. The taxi driver was assaulted by one of 74 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 3: the passengers. He collected three men on Progress Drive. They 75 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 3: did discuss it. One of the males assaulted him and 76 00:03:53,440 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 3: demanded money, and the offenders then stole the vehicle. And 77 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:01,839 Speaker 3: one man has been arrested, a twenty year old man, 78 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,760 Speaker 3: and he's in custody at the moment, so he's got 79 00:04:04,760 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 3: a few things to explain. 80 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:07,960 Speaker 1: Are more expected to be arrested. 81 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,320 Speaker 3: Well, look, we'll just let the investigation take its natural course, 82 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 3: but certainly the twenty year old has been arrested in 83 00:04:15,120 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 3: relation to it. 84 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 2: All right, And unfortunately, like I said, not the only 85 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 2: situation unfolding. I mean, has it been a bit of 86 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 2: a has it been as busy this week? I know 87 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 2: we caught up with trident last week. They seem to 88 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 2: be absolutely under the pump. Has it been a little 89 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 2: better this week or not? 90 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: Really? 91 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:35,240 Speaker 3: It's one of those things that you know, when there's 92 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:40,359 Speaker 3: a serious or an issue that grabs the community attention, 93 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:45,080 Speaker 3: it's certainly significant. So, you know, lots of little things 94 00:04:45,160 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 3: or one big thing. I don't know which one's better, but. 95 00:04:48,360 --> 00:04:49,520 Speaker 1: There's always something going on. 96 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,480 Speaker 3: Yeah. Absolutely. There was another one in our springs overnight 97 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 3: this morning where a stolen Toyota Highlux tried to crash 98 00:04:57,320 --> 00:05:01,960 Speaker 3: into a police car, then subsequently crashed into another police car. 99 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 3: It rammed it head on and then reversed back and 100 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:10,840 Speaker 3: rammed it again, and so the Alice Springs General Duties, 101 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:15,080 Speaker 3: Dog Operations and Strike Force Viper engaged in a pursuit. 102 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 3: It drove out on the Tannama Hilhway where the pursuit 103 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 3: was terminated. They waited for it. It did come back. They 104 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 3: spiked the tires and the offenders fled into the bush 105 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,840 Speaker 3: and hot off the presses. They're still tracking the offenders 106 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 3: just north of Alice Springs. 107 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: Well, so they're still trying to find them right now. 108 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:32,880 Speaker 3: Yeah. 109 00:05:33,000 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, what time did all this unfold? Was it last night? 110 00:05:35,839 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 3: It started at halfp us three this morning. Yeah, but 111 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 3: they're really you know, there's no good news out of 112 00:05:42,120 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 3: it other than that no police officers were hurt, and 113 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:46,920 Speaker 3: so that's you know, that's a positive. 114 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:51,039 Speaker 2: What about those excellent news obviously that no one's been hurt? 115 00:05:51,120 --> 00:05:51,440 Speaker 1: Bush? 116 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 2: What about those police vehicles? I mean, are they out 117 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 2: of service now or are they going to be okay? 118 00:05:55,839 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, Look, one's sustained fairly significant damage. I don't have 119 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 3: an update on it, but I imagine it will be 120 00:06:04,160 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 3: out of action for quite some time. So, you know, 121 00:06:06,520 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 3: very very scary for traumatizing for the police officers. Yeah, 122 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:13,800 Speaker 3: we wish them well and very very grateful that they 123 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 3: weren't hurt in this really horrible crime. 124 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: It sounds bloody terrible. 125 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 2: And that's in addition to at ten thirty last night, 126 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 2: apparently there was a point to sorry a report to 127 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,880 Speaker 2: the JESK that a seventy four year old woman, well 128 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 2: from a seventy four year old woman that a group 129 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 2: of youths that entered her backyard and threatened her eighty 130 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:38,279 Speaker 2: two year old husband with an edged weapon that was 131 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 2: in Alice Springs as well. 132 00:06:39,360 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 1: It was apparently there'd been a group of well a 133 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,400 Speaker 1: group of people trying to get into the home. 134 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:48,239 Speaker 2: She's sort of chased them away initially, then they've come back, 135 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 2: located them in the backyard. The victim like they've struck him, 136 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:57,719 Speaker 2: resulting in minor injuries. Any idea if they're the same group. 137 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,440 Speaker 3: No, not off not there's no firm nexus between them 138 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,680 Speaker 3: at the moment. But having said that, similar type behaviors. 139 00:07:06,720 --> 00:07:11,119 Speaker 3: So we'll just watch this space and struck Force Viper 140 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 3: will take over this one and hopefully we'll have some 141 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 3: more news in the non in the future. 142 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 2: Do we know if they are adults or youths or 143 00:07:19,560 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 2: we don't really know at this. 144 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 3: Stage, you don't know. We believe they were youth So 145 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:25,440 Speaker 3: we'll just see how it unfolds them. 146 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:27,400 Speaker 2: I just want to take it to the beginning of 147 00:07:27,440 --> 00:07:29,760 Speaker 2: the week because it was actually a terrible, terrible day 148 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:31,800 Speaker 2: on Monday when it comes to some of the situations 149 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 2: that were seeing on our roads in terms of crashes 150 00:07:34,760 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 2: and fatalities. 151 00:07:36,320 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: As I understand, three lives. 152 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:41,720 Speaker 2: Lost earlier in the week on Northern Territory roads. I mean, 153 00:07:41,760 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 2: that's a shocking way to sort of start the week. 154 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 2: But also as we head into the festive season, Yeah, Katie. 155 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 3: Look, three people have died on our roads this week. 156 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 3: Two were occurred near the Dripstone Cliffs and the other 157 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 3: one occurred forty k's out of Pine Creek. So that's 158 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 3: another three people that won't be celebrating Christmas this year. 159 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 3: And you know, the cumulative toll on other witnesses and 160 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 3: other people that were in the vehicles or nearby, you know, 161 00:08:10,720 --> 00:08:14,120 Speaker 3: it has a huge impact on the community. So just 162 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 3: for everyone's benefit, we are doing a Christmas road safety 163 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 3: campaign this year. It'll start as soon as school finishes, 164 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 3: and you can expect to see a lot of police 165 00:08:23,600 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 3: cars on the road and you can expect that. You know, 166 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 3: it's a combination of education, awareness to terrence and enforcement. 167 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:32,840 Speaker 3: So there will be a lot of RBTs over this 168 00:08:32,920 --> 00:08:34,959 Speaker 3: Christmas period across the territory. 169 00:08:35,000 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 1: And I think that's fair enough. 170 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 2: I mean, our road toll this year is woful and 171 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 2: incredibly sad the number of territory lives that have been lost. 172 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 2: But then even on Monday, when you look at some 173 00:08:44,320 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 2: of the smaller crashes and occurred too, like people trying 174 00:08:47,040 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 2: to get to work. I know that Tiger Brennan was 175 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:51,640 Speaker 2: gridlocked at one point in time as soon as that 176 00:08:51,679 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 2: has sort of been cleared up. Then it was Amy 177 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 2: Johnson I believe that was in a similar situation with 178 00:08:57,640 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 2: the crash, and then I think maybe MiG Miller. 179 00:08:59,400 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: So it'd been a quite a chaotic morning. 180 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, so the you know, these crashes have effects on 181 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 3: other people, they have effect on the wider road network. 182 00:09:10,480 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 3: What I can say is, you know, tailgating is one 183 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 3: of the most complained about things on our roads. You know, 184 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:18,839 Speaker 3: if you haven't got at least three or four car 185 00:09:18,920 --> 00:09:20,800 Speaker 3: links between you and the car in front of you, 186 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 3: you're tailgating. And when you add wet roads or damp 187 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:30,600 Speaker 3: roads to tailgating, the reactionary gap is much much longer 188 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 3: and it's impossible to stop. So just take care on 189 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:37,439 Speaker 3: the roads, stick to the speed limit, don't tailgate, and 190 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:39,960 Speaker 3: leave even more room when the roads are wet. 191 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:43,240 Speaker 2: Before I let you go, someone's just message through asking 192 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 2: when are operations going to be boosted in Alice Springs. 193 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:48,600 Speaker 2: We know that certainly over the Christmas period and over 194 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:50,800 Speaker 2: that summer period. I guess is more what it's called 195 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:54,600 Speaker 2: in Central Australia that we do tend to see some 196 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:59,160 Speaker 2: terrible crime. I mean, are we expecting operations to be boosted. 197 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:01,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, look that there will be an operation Summer in 198 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:04,440 Speaker 3: Central Australia. There is an operation name for it, but 199 00:10:04,520 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 3: I've slipped my mind at the it's not your region either, Yeah, 200 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:11,680 Speaker 3: but yeah, no, there will certainly be more police activity, 201 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:15,959 Speaker 3: but it's also coordinated activity with other agencies, particularly in 202 00:10:16,000 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 3: the youth space, to keep them occupied, off the streets 203 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:20,920 Speaker 3: and out of trouble. 204 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 2: Well, Matt hollandby the Assistant Commissioner for the Northern Territory Police, 205 00:10:26,000 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 2: really appreciate your time this morning. Thanks so much for 206 00:10:28,360 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 2: joining us in this studio. 207 00:10:29,520 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 3: Always a pleasure, Katie, thank you.