1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: Now, it has been an incredibly busy few days. I 2 00:00:04,120 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: guess it always is for our Northern Territory place. And 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: joining me in the studio right now is Assistant Commissioner 4 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:11,480 Speaker 1: Matthew hollanb Good morning to you, Matt. 5 00:00:11,760 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 2: Good morning, Katie, and good morning to your listeners. 6 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,640 Speaker 1: Now, first off, overnight, we understand that there was a 7 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:22,120 Speaker 1: student allegedly approached by a group in a car and 8 00:00:22,160 --> 00:00:26,040 Speaker 1: then my understanding is that he'd told police that he 9 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: then that basically they'd asked him for money and then 10 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: they drove off with the man releasing him in coconut growth. 11 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, Katie, that was the original report that we've received, 12 00:00:38,159 --> 00:00:43,159 Speaker 2: and naturally we started doing some really quick investigations and 13 00:00:43,200 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: the evidence didn't really stack up with what his report was. 14 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:51,479 Speaker 2: And since that time he's just decided not to make 15 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:54,160 Speaker 2: a statement to the police and has we're not investigating 16 00:00:54,160 --> 00:00:54,680 Speaker 2: it anymore. 17 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 3: So did he even get picked up in a car? 18 00:00:57,160 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 2: Well, you know, whatever happened wasn't originally as as as 19 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 2: per the original report, so you know, it was something 20 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 2: that was topical at the time. We did a media release, 21 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:12,840 Speaker 2: and it would seem that not as all as was 22 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 2: first reported. So which is it's disappointing because you know, it's. 23 00:01:17,080 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 3: A waste of your time and a waste of the 24 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 3: public's time. 25 00:01:19,280 --> 00:01:22,120 Speaker 2: Well, it causes alarm within the community as well, and 26 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 2: you know it heightens people's levels of fear. But on 27 00:01:26,400 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 2: this occasion, all is not as it seems. 28 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: So so I mean, look, tell don't you know if 29 00:01:33,600 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 1: you can't answer this, don't But do we think he's 30 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:36,240 Speaker 1: made it up? 31 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 2: Well, it certainly wasn't as he first reported. 32 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: Yep. All right, Well we'll move along to some of 33 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 1: the other very very sort of pressing things that have 34 00:01:47,240 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: happened over the last twenty four hours. Yesterday morning, the 35 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:54,520 Speaker 1: Northern Territory Police, well they're now calling for assistance after 36 00:01:55,360 --> 00:01:59,639 Speaker 1: a deceased man was located in Yarawanga yesterday morning about 37 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: seven twenty in the morning, police received reports at a 38 00:02:02,080 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: mail aged forty six had been found dead at an 39 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: industrial facility on Georgina Crescent. Assistant Commissioner, what do we 40 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:10,799 Speaker 1: know so far? 41 00:02:11,800 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, Katie, look at very very tragic incident where a 42 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 2: man has died. It is being treated as suspicious, major 43 00:02:19,639 --> 00:02:24,519 Speaker 2: crime and major crash investigating this. There are a number 44 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 2: of live avenues of inquiry and I'm pretty confident there'll 45 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,519 Speaker 2: be a press conference this afternoon in relation. 46 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: To this incident, right, so major crash investigating as well. 47 00:02:35,320 --> 00:02:37,400 Speaker 2: And major crime. Yeah, it did involve a car, so 48 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 2: you know, as forensics are as well, so you know, 49 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,840 Speaker 2: everything that we've got has been thrown at this investigation 50 00:02:44,160 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 2: and yep, sadly it is being treated as suspicious. It's 51 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:50,680 Speaker 2: not an accident. 52 00:02:50,840 --> 00:02:53,160 Speaker 1: So in terms of where things are at with that investigation, 53 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 1: it sounds like you've said, there's a few different avenues 54 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:57,559 Speaker 1: being followed and the Northern. 55 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,280 Speaker 3: Territory Police are still calling for witnesses. 56 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 2: Absolutely, if anyone in the community knows anything about this, 57 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 2: please come forward, Please contact crime stoppers or the police number, 58 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:13,399 Speaker 2: particularly if you've got dash cam footage. But as I say, 59 00:03:13,480 --> 00:03:16,000 Speaker 2: more will be released this afternoon in relation to this incident. 60 00:03:16,040 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 3: We'll keep an ear out for that now. 61 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: Also yesterday afternoon, well, an unexploded ordnance located there at 62 00:03:22,520 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: Fort Hill Wharf. 63 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:26,679 Speaker 2: Yes, Katie, it looks like it was a thirty five 64 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:30,600 Speaker 2: kilogram bomb, a Japanese bomb from a World War II 65 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:35,880 Speaker 2: vintage and the police and the ADF responded to the device. 66 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 2: It was successfully successfully buried and detonated on site at 67 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 2: a safe location. We'd just like to thank the ADF 68 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,200 Speaker 2: for their good work, but we'd also like to thank 69 00:03:47,240 --> 00:03:49,920 Speaker 2: the members of the public and the effect of businesses 70 00:03:50,200 --> 00:03:53,400 Speaker 2: who safely evacuated in a quick and responsible manner. 71 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,120 Speaker 1: And was it located Initially? I understand that was there 72 00:03:56,160 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: some tradees. They're doing some work and they located us. Yeah. 73 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 2: Look, I think there's some earthwork going on there, and 74 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 2: it was located by people working on the site. And 75 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 2: you know, as we know, we find one of these 76 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 2: every year or so, and just you know, just a 77 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 2: reminder of all of us that World War two was 78 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 2: a tragedy, but there are still some unexploded ordinances out there. 79 00:04:18,600 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's always interesting. 80 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:21,479 Speaker 1: I remember I reckon, I worked for the police the 81 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: first time I'd heard about this, around twenty years ago, 82 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,400 Speaker 1: and I thought to myself, goodness, me an unexploded bomb. 83 00:04:27,400 --> 00:04:30,400 Speaker 1: But then you kind of realize, well, it happens fairly regularly, 84 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 1: doesn't that. 85 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:34,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, And I think history will say that Darwin 86 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 2: was bond more than Pearl Harbor, and so it's inevitable 87 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 2: that there's more devices out there. 88 00:04:39,960 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 3: Yeah. 89 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: Have we ever had like, have we ever had one 90 00:04:42,360 --> 00:04:44,800 Speaker 1: that has sort of then gone off? 91 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 3: That not in the history that I can remember. 92 00:04:47,200 --> 00:04:49,880 Speaker 2: Well. Anti News had an article on it this morning 93 00:04:49,960 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 2: about some unexploded ordinances and that they did make mention 94 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 2: of one in nineteen sixty one where a guy had 95 00:04:57,080 --> 00:04:59,920 Speaker 2: re loaded one into his truck and hit it with a 96 00:05:00,240 --> 00:05:02,800 Speaker 2: and exploded and killed him. So that a long long 97 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 2: time ago, but just a reminder to everyone. Good story. 98 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 2: But it was also a reminder to everyone that if 99 00:05:10,000 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 2: you do find one, please just be careful and contact 100 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 2: the authorities. 101 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 3: Yeah. 102 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:18,440 Speaker 1: Absolutely, Hey, moving along, I know. Well again a few 103 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,960 Speaker 1: other things that have happened over the last couple of days, 104 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:24,440 Speaker 1: one of which was this stabbing on Mitchell Street on 105 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: the weekend following an exchange between men standing on the 106 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 1: footpath and a group in a vehicle. What more can you. 107 00:05:30,240 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 2: Tell us, Yeah, Katie, I can say that the driver 108 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 2: of the vehicle was arrested the other day. He was 109 00:05:38,880 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 2: charged with perverting the course of justice and destruction of evidence. 110 00:05:42,839 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 2: And the person that we will allege was the primary 111 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,600 Speaker 2: offender has just been arrested in the last fifteen to 112 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 2: twenty minutes. So in Darwin, So good work by a 113 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 2: serious crime and that he'll be before the courts in 114 00:05:56,320 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 2: the near future. 115 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:01,560 Speaker 1: It seemed very strange to me that that whole situation. 116 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:05,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, look, you know it's before the courts, so I 117 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:08,360 Speaker 2: don't want to speculate too much, but any edged any 118 00:06:08,400 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 2: stabbing offense is a serious crime. And you know this, 119 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 2: the man is still is alive. He's not in a 120 00:06:15,080 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 2: great state. 121 00:06:16,839 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 3: Was he like, was he known to the I'm not sure? 122 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 1: Okay, yeah, well all right, so that second offender though, 123 00:06:23,480 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 1: now has been arrested this morning. 124 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:27,680 Speaker 3: He's now in custody again, he's now in custody. Okay, Well, 125 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 3: that is a good, good update. 126 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,360 Speaker 1: Glad that they have been located, particularly that second offender. 127 00:06:33,040 --> 00:06:36,080 Speaker 1: Another incident from the last few days three you were 128 00:06:36,160 --> 00:06:39,400 Speaker 1: arrested by police following the robbery in Nightcliff where it's 129 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: alleged they threatened a couple of elderly residents with an 130 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,599 Speaker 1: edged weapon. Do we have any update on how those 131 00:06:46,680 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 1: victims are going or what had happened exactly? 132 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 2: Look, Katie, it was a it was a robbery with 133 00:06:52,240 --> 00:06:56,679 Speaker 2: by three youth stole car keys from from the elderly 134 00:06:57,360 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 2: people and then stole their car. And you know, you 135 00:07:01,240 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 2: all will have seen the footage. It was a very 136 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:08,279 Speaker 2: good coordinated effort by the police where the spiked the 137 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 2: tires of the vehicle. The vehicle kept driving for about 138 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 2: an hour and a half with no tires, and eventually 139 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 2: it broke down and we safely arrested the three offenders. 140 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 2: One was seventeen and two or thirteen and before the courts. 141 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:25,800 Speaker 1: Now, I mean unbelievable really to think that kids of 142 00:07:25,800 --> 00:07:28,760 Speaker 1: that age, particularly those thirteen year olds, are involved in 143 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: such a serious offense, and to think that those elderly 144 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: people are then preyed upon it like it makes me 145 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: feel quite angry to think that people behave in such 146 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:37,480 Speaker 1: a way. 147 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, it shouldn't happen. Sadly, on this occasion, it 148 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:46,520 Speaker 2: did happen, and the victims won't ever forget this in 149 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:50,200 Speaker 2: terms of, you know, it's not a good memory for them. 150 00:07:51,080 --> 00:07:55,040 Speaker 2: But fortunately they're safe and hopefully they can recover and 151 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 2: move along with their lives. 152 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 3: Yeah, I hope. 153 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:56,960 Speaker 1: So. 154 00:07:56,960 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 3: So those three were arrested in charge. We don't know. 155 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,320 Speaker 3: I don't know whether they've appeared before the court yet. 156 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:08,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, they have, they have, and from memory, one the 157 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 2: seveneen year old has been reminded. One thirteen year old 158 00:08:11,800 --> 00:08:13,920 Speaker 2: has been reminded, and I'm not sure about the other one. 159 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:15,880 Speaker 3: Okay, all right, we'll keep an eye on that. 160 00:08:17,000 --> 00:08:18,840 Speaker 1: Well, anything else we should be aware of this morning, 161 00:08:18,840 --> 00:08:19,760 Speaker 1: Assistant Commissioner. 162 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 2: Look, I think fireworks is probably a big issue. We 163 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 2: all know that Territory Day is coming up. It is 164 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,600 Speaker 2: the busiest day of the year. In our communications center. 165 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:33,320 Speaker 2: We get more calls for assistance on Fireworks Day than 166 00:08:33,360 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 2: any other day of the year. Very very busy for 167 00:08:36,440 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 2: the fires as well. So a couple of messages, please 168 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:44,720 Speaker 2: be responsible, be safe, don't be a dickhead. I can 169 00:08:44,760 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 2: say it, yeah, okay, don't be a dickhead. And the 170 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 2: other thing is if you do call police, just be 171 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:53,840 Speaker 2: mindful that it is the busiest day that we're going 172 00:08:53,840 --> 00:08:57,600 Speaker 2: to have all year, and call just if you need us, 173 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 2: as opposed to reporting fireworks at one minute past the 174 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:05,079 Speaker 2: cutoff time. 175 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 3: Yeah. 176 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: Well, like I guess, the tough thing is the large 177 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,720 Speaker 1: majority of people do the right thing, but then you 178 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 1: do have a few people that act really stupidly, and 179 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 1: unfortunately the consequence of that can be quite terrible if 180 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:18,880 Speaker 1: they end up with something exploding in their face or 181 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:19,800 Speaker 1: injuring them. Yeah. 182 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:22,439 Speaker 2: Absolutely, and it happens every year where somebody is quite 183 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:26,160 Speaker 2: substantially injured. Don't be that person this year, and make 184 00:09:26,200 --> 00:09:28,120 Speaker 2: sure it's not one of your family either. So just 185 00:09:28,600 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 2: be safe, have a good time, but be responsible and 186 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 2: please respect the hours that you're allowed to let off 187 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 2: fireworks and don't continue that'll let them off for the 188 00:09:39,679 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 2: next six months, which causes a lot of angst within 189 00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 2: the community. 190 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:46,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely spot on. 191 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: Well, Matt Hollanby, I'm sure we'll be catching up next 192 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: week and finding out more about just how crack a 193 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,920 Speaker 1: Day or Territory Day has gone. But really appreciate your 194 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: time this morning. Thanks so much for joining us. 195 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:58,320 Speaker 2: Always a pleasure, Katie, Thank you.