1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:01,840 Speaker 1: But you may or may not have heard that the 2 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:06,080 Speaker 1: Northern Territory Police have now commenced their hand held scanning 3 00:00:06,280 --> 00:00:09,719 Speaker 1: or wanding as it's been referred to recently across the 4 00:00:09,720 --> 00:00:13,960 Speaker 1: Northern Territory. The first authority was issued in Catherine on Friday, 5 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:17,640 Speaker 1: as I understand, between twelve pm and twelve am. And 6 00:00:17,760 --> 00:00:19,640 Speaker 1: joining us in the studio to tell us a bit 7 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: more is the commander for the Northern Territory Police, Danny Bacon. 8 00:00:23,720 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: Good morning to you, Cody listen, thanks so much for 9 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:27,520 Speaker 1: your time this morning. 10 00:00:27,800 --> 00:00:29,520 Speaker 2: Now, Commander, how did it go. 11 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: In Catherine with the first of the wanding or handheld scanning? 12 00:00:35,800 --> 00:00:41,000 Speaker 3: Catherine undertook the activity over the end of last week. 13 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:44,120 Speaker 3: There was undred twenty four people scanned. They had three 14 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 3: positive results from that scanning. A warning was issued to 15 00:00:48,159 --> 00:00:51,560 Speaker 3: an individual and a pair of as were seized and disposed. 16 00:00:53,000 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 3: Another one was running alice springs over the period as well. 17 00:00:57,280 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 3: There were thirty two people scanned. In that activity. Youth 18 00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 3: were found possession of scissors and all the scissors were 19 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:05,479 Speaker 3: seized and destroyed. 20 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:09,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, right, so three youths had scissors. I mean, any 21 00:01:09,240 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: idea what they kind of said? Did they try and 22 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: make an excuse as to why they had scissors. 23 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 3: The purpose of the wandering device is ensuring public safety. 24 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 3: So in regards to the possession of themselves, unless there's 25 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,360 Speaker 3: any direct evidence that they're going to be using existed 26 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 3: defense and generally speaking, they are destroyed. 27 00:01:26,680 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 2: Yep. 28 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 3: So people possess scissors for wide range of reasons, but 29 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 3: certainly youth with pairs of scissors, you know that there 30 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 3: is evidence to indicate that scissors are used with drug use, 31 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 3: not necessary users a weapon per se, but certainly will 32 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,319 Speaker 3: feed that into our intelligence for those particular areas. 33 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,840 Speaker 1: And Commander, what were the reasons for doing the scanning 34 00:01:49,880 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 1: in those particular areas. Was it a bit of a 35 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:54,480 Speaker 1: trial for the police or was there something that had 36 00:01:54,520 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 1: gone on that you thought, all right, well let's give 37 00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: this area agy the legislation. 38 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 3: Has any reason to be enacted canny. So we're looking 39 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,920 Speaker 3: at high risk locations which identified under the liquorictic and 40 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:08,160 Speaker 3: undertake these activities. We have a number of spots in 41 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:10,399 Speaker 3: Darn We're looking to undertake these activities over the next 42 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 3: week period as well, so they'll be across the Greater 43 00:02:13,960 --> 00:02:19,040 Speaker 3: Daarwen area as well, and not necessarily well, for us, 44 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:22,240 Speaker 3: a lot of our activities either at bus exchanges, public spaces, 45 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 3: nightclub venues, those sort of activities, but all those within 46 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 3: those high risk areas across the Greater Darwen and you'll 47 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 3: see some activity in the coming weeks. 48 00:02:30,400 --> 00:02:32,360 Speaker 1: Okay, so we can expect that to sort of happen 49 00:02:32,400 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: in some of those high risk areas up here in 50 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:36,359 Speaker 1: the top end as well or in Darwittt. 51 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:39,359 Speaker 3: Certainly will be and obviously the reasons for Runner taking 52 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 3: those activities at certain times will be depending on the 53 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 3: intelligence as well as the offenses that may or may 54 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 3: not been committed in those particular areas. And so yeah, 55 00:02:49,720 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 3: it'll certainly become our bau or business as usually activity 56 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,480 Speaker 3: subject to what's going on in the community. 57 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: At the time and officers feeling pretty confident and sort 58 00:02:59,520 --> 00:03:02,840 Speaker 1: of you know, I guess ready for the way in 59 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:06,760 Speaker 1: which it's rolling out in terms of, you know, all 60 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,040 Speaker 1: the different steps that are required to be able to 61 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:10,840 Speaker 1: declare an area and then to be able. 62 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 2: To want people. 63 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,120 Speaker 3: It's another tool in the toolbox that the officers have. 64 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:17,959 Speaker 3: Has not an a legislative tool. It's not a magic 65 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,880 Speaker 3: wand excuse the pun, but it is another tool to 66 00:03:20,919 --> 00:03:25,480 Speaker 3: assist officers in maintaining community safety. And as I said, 67 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,400 Speaker 3: we'll see how this tool goes in regards to how 68 00:03:29,440 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 3: we apply that within the community itself. 69 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,359 Speaker 1: All right, we will move along because I know that 70 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:36,960 Speaker 1: the incident that a lord of people have been talking 71 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: about throughout this week is a fifty six year old 72 00:03:39,160 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: woman being charged with aggravated assault for allegedly smashing a 73 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: crepe in the Chief minister's face. From a police perspective, 74 00:03:46,800 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: is there any update on this at this point in time? 75 00:03:49,680 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 3: No. No, obviously that it's been reported and news. The 76 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 3: individual's been apprehensive for the court, so that the matter 77 00:03:57,040 --> 00:04:00,520 Speaker 3: sitting there before the court, I suppose from a policing perspective, 78 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 3: we remind everybody that assault assaulting anybody in the course 79 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 3: of their duties is not acceptable in any standard whatsoever, 80 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:12,640 Speaker 3: whether or not you're a chief minister, a politician, taxi driver, 81 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 3: a police officer, ambulance officers, security guard. If you're going 82 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:19,679 Speaker 3: about your job and your roles and responsibilities, even being 83 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 3: a radio host of someone assaulting you because of what 84 00:04:23,440 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 3: you've said or done on the radio is not authorized. 85 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 3: It is not appropriate to the storm. 86 00:04:30,279 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, and this is the thing you know, it's an 87 00:04:33,279 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 1: incredibly frightening situation. I would imagine, like you said, whether 88 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,080 Speaker 1: you're a police officer, whether you are the Chief minister, 89 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: no matter who you are, when you're at work, to 90 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: have somebody assault you. I mean, are the police reviewing 91 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:50,000 Speaker 1: security though? For the chief minister in the cabinet? You know, 92 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:53,760 Speaker 1: is there going to be increased security from what you understand. 93 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 3: Any sort of incident of this particular magnitude, particularly the 94 00:04:57,480 --> 00:05:02,480 Speaker 3: Chief Minister or member of Parliament always review regarding an 95 00:05:03,080 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 3: assessment whether or not we need to look at how 96 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 3: security may or may not be improved, and that's been 97 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:10,320 Speaker 3: an ongoing process. 98 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,280 Speaker 1: Some might be questioning if we've got the resources to 99 00:05:13,279 --> 00:05:17,480 Speaker 1: sort of to have additional police potentially looking after the 100 00:05:17,560 --> 00:05:19,120 Speaker 1: Chief Minister or ministers. 101 00:05:19,560 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 3: It's not about resourcing. It's about making sure people are safe. 102 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 3: The bottom line is, and it's not necessarily a police 103 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:29,520 Speaker 3: role to undertake that. So it's security assessments undertake a 104 00:05:29,560 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 3: wide variety of risk mitigation and so it's always the 105 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 3: case that we'll always do ongoing risk for any risk 106 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:39,799 Speaker 3: in the community to an individual or a particular area. 107 00:05:39,920 --> 00:05:43,600 Speaker 1: Now, Commander, we have recently had people calling through who 108 00:05:43,680 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: operate taxis and also ubers saying that they've been targeted 109 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:51,200 Speaker 1: with rocks in particular sort of near that daily Street 110 00:05:51,240 --> 00:05:55,360 Speaker 1: bridge area over the last couple of weeks. They're pretty frightened, 111 00:05:56,000 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 1: you know, to go to certain parts of Darwin as well. 112 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,559 Speaker 1: So not just that area, but other areas as well. 113 00:06:01,760 --> 00:06:02,919 Speaker 1: Are the police aware of this. 114 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:07,600 Speaker 3: We've received a number of reports, but certainly, listening to 115 00:06:07,920 --> 00:06:10,120 Speaker 3: your listeners and some of the cause, perhaps we haven't 116 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 3: received the volume of incidents that may or may not 117 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,600 Speaker 3: be occurring. So at the moment, we have a small 118 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 3: amount of reports to police of this activity. What I 119 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 3: encourage anybody to do is any unlawful behavior, no matter 120 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,239 Speaker 3: how small you think it is, is to still notify 121 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:29,080 Speaker 3: police so we can actually record, investigate and monitor for 122 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,960 Speaker 3: those particular trends so we can act more quickly. If 123 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 3: we don't know, if it's not reported to us, then 124 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,080 Speaker 3: we can't act as we need to. And quite often 125 00:06:37,120 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 3: some people we report on social media or report not 126 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:45,320 Speaker 3: really report, but sort off I and post it. That's 127 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 3: not reporting that as to police for us to investigate. 128 00:06:48,800 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 3: You know, we don't monif social media to dispatch units too, 129 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 3: so it's very important that any incidents is reported to 130 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:56,720 Speaker 3: police so we can actually investigate that. 131 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: One of the other things that people have contacted us 132 00:06:59,520 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: about is chroming in public places. Is that one something 133 00:07:03,920 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 1: that police have seen increasing certainly have. 134 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 3: It's a matter that we address daily in the Patrollers Network. 135 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:17,760 Speaker 3: Chroming and Volatile Southern's abuse unfortunately is particularly with out 136 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 3: a younger cohort. We're seeing a trend unfortunately with more 137 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 3: younger females than males operating in this space. The Anti 138 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 3: Health own and the Minister of the Volatile southerns Abuse Act, 139 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 3: but obviously given the nature of the youth involvement territory 140 00:07:35,040 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 3: families and particularly the Youth Child Protection obviously notifying as well. 141 00:07:41,120 --> 00:07:44,760 Speaker 3: So we'll work with both of those teams really to 142 00:07:44,800 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 3: support them in their endeavor. So our goal is to 143 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 3: look at that and with a health lens and a 144 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 3: child protection lens and obviously hopefully that those measures we 145 00:07:54,120 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 3: put in place so before it moves into that criminal 146 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 3: type offending which we're trying to avoid. 147 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:01,760 Speaker 1: From what you said, though it does seem to mostly 148 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: be young females. 149 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:04,760 Speaker 3: Yes, it is that sense to be the issue. 150 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: And I know and look, I'm cautious of what I say, 151 00:08:08,080 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: because I know that there is you know, some of 152 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:13,240 Speaker 1: these might have court proceedings still to go. But in 153 00:08:13,280 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: some cases, from what we have been told as well, 154 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 1: is that these people that are chroming are then engaging 155 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 1: in alleged assaults and other really terrible behavior. But from 156 00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: other discussions that I've had, it can be quite difficult 157 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: to deal with someone who has been chroming because their 158 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:36,079 Speaker 1: brains are affected and I'm assuming but can become quite violent. 159 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 3: That's correct, And hence my conversation saying that we need 160 00:08:40,280 --> 00:08:42,200 Speaker 3: to really have a look at that early intervention and 161 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 3: that work with health and territory families and working in 162 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 3: that particular space, because once it sort of escalates and 163 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:53,280 Speaker 3: it takes hold of those youths in that sort of behavior, 164 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 3: then it can have some significant effects on them mentally 165 00:08:56,720 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 3: for long term, but also provides a greater risk the 166 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:02,599 Speaker 3: community and it enters that criminal space, and that's the 167 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 3: last thing we want a for the community, but also 168 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 3: for those use. 169 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, and so it's something that the police are working 170 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:10,920 Speaker 1: with health and the appropriate departments on most. 171 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 3: Definitely, it's something that's been on our horizon for some 172 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,760 Speaker 3: time and we've been working both both with health and 173 00:09:15,840 --> 00:09:17,440 Speaker 3: territory families on that to try and reduce that. 174 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:21,199 Speaker 1: Now, Commander, we know that unfortunately, domestic violence is always 175 00:09:21,280 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: a scooge on the Northern Territory. There was yesterday a 176 00:09:23,880 --> 00:09:28,000 Speaker 1: day of action around domestic violence. From a policing perspective, 177 00:09:28,440 --> 00:09:31,120 Speaker 1: you know, from time to time you've come in and 178 00:09:31,160 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: told us about just the volume of call outs that 179 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,880 Speaker 1: you're getting to DV incidents. Is that still really high 180 00:09:36,920 --> 00:09:37,439 Speaker 1: at the moment? 181 00:09:37,559 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 3: It certainly is. I mean most of unfortunately, most of 182 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 3: my communications people talking to me and making complaints about 183 00:09:43,840 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 3: property crime. And I'm not downgrading property crime in any 184 00:09:47,120 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 3: shape or form, but overnight we had thirty calls to 185 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 3: assist for domestic violence related defending, where the same period 186 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:59,559 Speaker 3: we only had two calls regarding unawful entries. That's across 187 00:09:59,559 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 3: the greater and so our still volume of crime is 188 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,840 Speaker 3: looking at that domestic enviolence space, our call centers are 189 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 3: still receiving up to a thousand calls in a twenty 190 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 3: four hour period, which is quite significant. So our demand 191 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 3: for services is still quite high. But domestic violence still 192 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 3: features very very much predominantly as the crime type that 193 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:24,520 Speaker 3: our offices are required to attend on a very frequent basis. 194 00:10:25,559 --> 00:10:27,839 Speaker 1: Now, I also want to ask, I know that there 195 00:10:27,880 --> 00:10:29,720 Speaker 1: is always quite a lot happening when it comes to 196 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:33,360 Speaker 1: road policing. We have unfortunately had a few fatalities in 197 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:35,880 Speaker 1: recent like in the last seven days or so. 198 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 2: How are the police targeting these Yeah. 199 00:10:41,480 --> 00:10:43,280 Speaker 3: It's a bit of a mixed bag in regards to 200 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:45,959 Speaker 3: our roads over at the moment. At the moment, we're 201 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 3: trending probably the best we ever have been in regards 202 00:10:48,440 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 3: our lives lost on territory roads, and we're tracking at 203 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 3: thirteen lives lost this year. In comparison, that's forty two 204 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 3: this time last year, so it's a significant reduction. But 205 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 3: we're still talking about thirteen people's lives he's lost on 206 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 3: our territory roads and as at the back of a 207 00:11:02,679 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 3: total of fifty two last year at the end of 208 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:09,640 Speaker 3: last year. Completely out of that thirteen at the moment, 209 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:14,199 Speaker 3: seven of those deaths have been pedestrian deaths, and alcohol 210 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 3: has been a predominant feature within all of those pedestrian deaths. 211 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:21,760 Speaker 1: Can I ask alcohol from the drivers or alcohol from 212 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: the pedestrian? 213 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:24,880 Speaker 3: From the pedestrians? Eight of those seven pedestrians. Six of 214 00:11:24,920 --> 00:11:29,920 Speaker 3: those were affected by alcohol to a certain degree was 215 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 3: a contributing factor to their lives lost on our roads. 216 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,640 Speaker 3: And so it is a particular trend that is in 217 00:11:36,679 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 3: the territory at the moment. Within that lives lost cohort itself. 218 00:11:41,120 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 3: So from a road safety perspective, we are really driving home. 219 00:11:45,520 --> 00:11:49,160 Speaker 3: You know, those educational enforcement campaigns were leading into Christmas 220 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:52,559 Speaker 3: period as well. We're on school Hoiday period the moment, 221 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:55,640 Speaker 3: there's a lot of traffic on the road, so we 222 00:11:55,720 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 3: really are sort of increasing our kiving in that space. 223 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,040 Speaker 3: But you know those the pedestrian in traffic as well. 224 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 3: A lot of that is in regards to ASB to be. 225 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 2: Frank, anti social behavior. 226 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:10,480 Speaker 3: Social behavior drinking in public spaces, particularly around the Darwin 227 00:12:10,520 --> 00:12:12,240 Speaker 3: area as well. There's been a number of our springs 228 00:12:12,240 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 3: as well, but darn features there. So our lives loss 229 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 3: is quite significant that space, and again not attracting in 230 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 3: regards to the any violence ready because I know one 231 00:12:23,760 --> 00:12:27,000 Speaker 3: of the statistics for that was we have lost eighty 232 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 3: three lives since two thousand with domestic violence in that space. 233 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 3: But you look at road safety, we've lost one thousand 234 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 3: and sixty seven lives since two thousands, so that's only 235 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,560 Speaker 3: a thousand more lives on our roads over that same 236 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 3: period of time. I don't want to drown the domestic 237 00:12:43,880 --> 00:12:46,160 Speaker 3: violence debate all because that is a predominant issue at 238 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 3: the last that we need to raise the issue of 239 00:12:49,760 --> 00:12:51,679 Speaker 3: lives lost in our roads, because you're talking about a 240 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:56,520 Speaker 3: thousand more people, predominantly Territorians, that we've lost over that 241 00:12:56,559 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 3: period of time, same period of. 242 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:00,840 Speaker 1: Time, And just on that, I mean, you also sort 243 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:05,800 Speaker 1: of spoke about the anti social behavior, so people being intoxicated, 244 00:13:06,520 --> 00:13:09,360 Speaker 1: and presumably and again I know that some of these 245 00:13:09,360 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 1: issues are you know, matters before the court, so I 246 00:13:12,080 --> 00:13:14,880 Speaker 1: want to be careful what I say. But presumably walking 247 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:19,960 Speaker 1: onto the roads and in front of moving vehicles, you know, 248 00:13:20,040 --> 00:13:22,320 Speaker 1: I guess to a lot of listeners they will be thinking. 249 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:26,280 Speaker 1: This shows you yet again the impact that alcohol is 250 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:28,240 Speaker 1: having on our community in different ways. 251 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:32,520 Speaker 3: It's definitely it's occurring in our lives lost in our roads, 252 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 3: it's occurring our property offending, it's ocurring in our val 253 00:13:34,679 --> 00:13:39,520 Speaker 3: on offending, any social behavior on our streets as well, 254 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,680 Speaker 3: certainly over the I mean, the crime SATs will be 255 00:13:42,720 --> 00:13:46,440 Speaker 3: released early next month as well, but you know, there's 256 00:13:46,440 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 3: certainly areas where we're too high across the board. Some 257 00:13:49,760 --> 00:13:52,600 Speaker 3: areas across Darwin are better than others. And by thirteen 258 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:56,400 Speaker 3: point six that's week on week compared with the previous year, 259 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 3: so that sort of lower level areas sort of trending down. 260 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:02,360 Speaker 3: It were still to being out quite amount of alcohol 261 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:03,920 Speaker 3: at the moment. I think we had two hundred and 262 00:14:03,960 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 3: twenty four leaders last week. We'll be increasing activity in 263 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:11,320 Speaker 3: that space too over the coming weeks as well, so 264 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:13,439 Speaker 3: there's still a lot of work there to be done. 265 00:14:14,240 --> 00:14:17,120 Speaker 3: We're not the only organization with skin in this game. 266 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 3: We certainly some great partnerships with Laraki Nation, certainly working 267 00:14:23,400 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 3: with private security as well, transit police, public housing offices 268 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 3: as well, So there's a number of organizations involved working 269 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 3: in that area. Now. 270 00:14:34,440 --> 00:14:36,720 Speaker 1: We were speaking to marians gram George just a little 271 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,520 Speaker 1: while ago about her thoughts when it comes to some 272 00:14:39,640 --> 00:14:41,800 Speaker 1: of the alcohol issues. So I'm not going to take 273 00:14:41,840 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 1: you into a political debate because you are a public servant, 274 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 1: so I don't want to put you in that in 275 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:52,280 Speaker 1: that situation, but obviously alcohol is having a part to 276 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: play when it comes to some of what we see 277 00:14:55,080 --> 00:15:00,160 Speaker 1: around the place. I mean, like, is it a situation 278 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,320 Speaker 1: where the police are still out there sort of if 279 00:15:02,360 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: there's people drinking publicly and telling them they need to 280 00:15:05,800 --> 00:15:07,680 Speaker 1: move on, or telling them that they need. 281 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 2: To, you know, to tip out their alcohol. 282 00:15:09,800 --> 00:15:12,680 Speaker 3: Certainly, one hundred percent, that's one of our roles and 283 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 3: one of our functions. But then I go back to 284 00:15:16,800 --> 00:15:21,000 Speaker 3: also where our demand for service is, and that's with 285 00:15:21,120 --> 00:15:23,760 Speaker 3: that domestic violence space. So a lot of our resources 286 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 3: are obviously responding to those particular critical needs given the 287 00:15:29,320 --> 00:15:31,240 Speaker 3: seam in outcomes it can happen in that space. If 288 00:15:31,240 --> 00:15:33,680 Speaker 3: we just learned about, you know, people that have been 289 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 3: killed in regards to domestic violence, so you know, when 290 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:38,840 Speaker 3: we're dealing with that, then some of that drinking in 291 00:15:38,880 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 3: public place does take a lesser response to get to 292 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 3: those matters. So you know, we are still doing some 293 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 3: activity in that space, will continue to do activity in 294 00:15:49,280 --> 00:15:55,000 Speaker 3: that space. Alcohol does feature across all types of offending predominantly, 295 00:15:55,920 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 3: and visitation to Darwin is a large contributor to that 296 00:15:59,240 --> 00:15:59,640 Speaker 3: as well. 297 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: Have we still got that return to country program is 298 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: well and truly underway. There's plenty of people going back 299 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:05,440 Speaker 1: to country. 300 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:11,400 Speaker 3: Return to Country is always ongoing generally speaking, it's averaged 301 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 3: between one hundred and hundred twenty people return to country 302 00:16:13,960 --> 00:16:18,480 Speaker 3: per week, but that's also people the same numbers are 303 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:20,680 Speaker 3: also coming in to visit, if that makes any sense. 304 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 3: So whilst we're there's and that is just one sort 305 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:28,200 Speaker 3: of activity there. People do come to Darn for a 306 00:16:28,240 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 3: wide variety of reasons, but certainly coming to Dawn to 307 00:16:31,080 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 3: consume alcohol is a particular reason for some people to 308 00:16:35,280 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 3: come to Darwin because they don't have access to alcohol 309 00:16:38,560 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 3: in their community. But they are peaks and troughs at 310 00:16:42,640 --> 00:16:46,040 Speaker 3: the moment our general asb behavior is trending down. That 311 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:51,000 Speaker 3: minor area casherine is down nine ene point seven percent 312 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,760 Speaker 3: and twenty two point five and part there is a 313 00:16:54,840 --> 00:16:55,920 Speaker 3: reason to come to Darlin. 314 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:59,320 Speaker 1: Yep. Well, we will continue that discussion as well, following 315 00:16:59,360 --> 00:17:02,280 Speaker 1: on from Marian S Grimjaw's comments a little earlier this morning, 316 00:17:02,560 --> 00:17:06,320 Speaker 1: we'll continue that discussion a little later on the show. Now, 317 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:10,280 Speaker 1: Commander Danny Bacon, just to take a real change of 318 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 1: page right now, we've got quite a few people messaging 319 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:16,320 Speaker 1: through saying that you were on Who Wants to Be 320 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:20,960 Speaker 1: a Millionaire on Monday Night having a cracket Who wants 321 00:17:21,000 --> 00:17:25,520 Speaker 1: to be a millionaire. Now I understand that. Well, you 322 00:17:25,640 --> 00:17:29,200 Speaker 1: were one question in reach of securing one thousand dollars? 323 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 2: Is that the case? 324 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:34,120 Speaker 3: I've been stitched up and this is a different hot seat, 325 00:17:34,160 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 3: But yes, I was on hot seat on Monday. Yes, 326 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:41,399 Speaker 3: it was a close. I think it was one question 327 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:42,840 Speaker 3: away from one hundred thousand dollars. 328 00:17:42,960 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 2: Hundred thousand dollars. Goodness, gracious mate. 329 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:50,040 Speaker 3: But the young gentleman, a young kid on the show itself, 330 00:17:50,320 --> 00:17:53,200 Speaker 3: he walked away with fifty thousand dollars on here. It 331 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,119 Speaker 3: was a nice young kid, and that'll give him a 332 00:17:55,119 --> 00:18:00,199 Speaker 3: great start to life. So my children inheritance, Cisco lot 333 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:01,520 Speaker 3: less for them, I believe. 334 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:05,000 Speaker 2: Well, good on you, but I might give you a 335 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 2: chance to redeem myself. Hey, I'll ask you the question again. 336 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:12,120 Speaker 1: So Sinking on its maiden voyage in sixteen twenty eight, 337 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:16,159 Speaker 1: the warship Vasa is now a popular tourist attraction in 338 00:18:16,200 --> 00:18:16,880 Speaker 1: which country? 339 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:19,080 Speaker 2: Danny Bacon, can you remember? 340 00:18:19,640 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 3: I certainly came. It comes up on my Facebook feed 341 00:18:22,040 --> 00:18:25,800 Speaker 3: every week to taunt me since May, and that would 342 00:18:25,800 --> 00:18:26,919 Speaker 3: be sweet and yank. 343 00:18:27,000 --> 00:18:28,040 Speaker 2: Oh, I tell you what. 344 00:18:28,200 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: We have got a lot of people messaging saying that 345 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:34,240 Speaker 1: they saw you on there on Monday night, so good 346 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:35,360 Speaker 1: on you having a crack. 347 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 2: But what you had to film at quite some time ago. 348 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:41,920 Speaker 3: It was back in April. Yeah, yeah, quite some time, 349 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,159 Speaker 3: so I've had to held the secret for quite some 350 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:45,600 Speaker 3: time that I was a loser in that. 351 00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:49,119 Speaker 2: Space, commanded Danny Bacon. 352 00:18:49,480 --> 00:18:51,840 Speaker 1: Thank you so very much for your time this morning, 353 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 1: covering off on basically every issue that we needed you 354 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,679 Speaker 1: to cover off on, but also of course telling us 355 00:18:57,720 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 1: a little bit more about about being on Who Will 356 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:00,960 Speaker 1: to be a Millionaire? 357 00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:03,359 Speaker 2: Good on you, Thank thank you.