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Speaker 1: Joining me on the line right now is the Commander

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Speaker 1: of the Darwin Region for the Northern Territory Police, Danny Bacon.

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Speaker 2: Good morning to you, Good morning Katie.

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Speaker 1: Thanks so much for taking the time to chat with

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Speaker 1: us this morning. Commander, tell me what happened last night.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, Well, unfortunately there's a disappointing, discussing, frustrating however you'd

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Speaker 3: like to put it, But there was a property crime

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Speaker 3: screen property crime spree overnight where there was up to

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Speaker 3: nine vehicles stolen and six unlawful entries across the Greater

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Speaker 3: Daren region. Whilst we've recovered two of those vehicles, we've

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Speaker 3: also apprehended seven years aged between thirty and seventeen years

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Speaker 3: of age. This morning. There's still a number of inquiries

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Speaker 3: still ongoing in regards to the remaining outstanding vehicles. Believed

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Speaker 3: at least five of these have gone out to the

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Speaker 3: West Daily region and we are currently coordinating with our

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Speaker 3: reasonable remote policing footprint in that area in regards to

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Speaker 3: recovering those vehicles and apprehending those particular offenders.

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Speaker 1: Wow, so do we think here that these vehicles have

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Speaker 1: been stolen and then other people have driven them all

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Speaker 1: the way out to those communities, given the fact that

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Speaker 1: you've already got those seven nudes in custody.

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Speaker 3: Oh, there's big a number of different offenders, and I

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Speaker 3: think reasonable to you assume that there's a different individuals.

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Speaker 3: So there's certainly the ones that have gone into the

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Speaker 3: remote area, then we'll follow those particular individuals up. But

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Speaker 3: the ones that we've apprehended this morning, then we'll obviously

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Speaker 3: our custody if they're linked to those other particular incidents

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Speaker 3: as well that occurred overnight.

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Speaker 1: Okay, So by the sounds of it, there's more than

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Speaker 1: just those seven youths that have been involved.

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Speaker 3: Oh, yes, there is, unfortunately, but the seven use that

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Speaker 3: we've apprehended this morning, we believe that they're linked to

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Speaker 3: obviously a number of the offending overnight. As you can appreciate,

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Speaker 3: they've been apprehended this morning. So those inquiries are currently

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Speaker 1: Commander, is there any concern at this point that those

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Speaker 1: that any of those stolen vehicles and the outstanding offenders

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Speaker 1: are still out on the roads in those cars.

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Speaker 3: Certainly we're where that at least five of those vehicles

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Speaker 3: outstanding stolen motor vehicles within Darwin and so relevant inquiries

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Speaker 3: being made to locate those particular vehicles.

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Speaker 2: Do we have a description of the two that are

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Speaker 3: At the moment, I will get that information to U. K.

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Speaker 3: I don't have them at my fingertips. Fine, I have

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Speaker 3: no dramas for sharing that.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, no worries at all.

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Speaker 1: Now, commander, can you are you able to tell us

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Speaker 1: which locations or what you know?

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Speaker 2: What businesses were then targeted? Last night.

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Speaker 3: There was six undlawful entries all up across the I

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Speaker 3: individual premises themselves, but certainly four of the vehicles were

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Speaker 3: Five of the vehicles were stolen from the airport area,

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Speaker 3: and that's a known hot spot for us, and we've

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Speaker 3: So I have some conversations and so what that looks

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Speaker 3: like is you can strengthen that. But that's certainly a

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Speaker 3: downplaying the crime series in itself, but you know, there

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Speaker 3: same period of time. There was thirty five domestic violence

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Speaker 1: How hard is it then to be juggling all of

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Speaker 3: Spray, that's correct. Yeah, So that's thirty five is unfortunately

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Speaker 1: Was just stepping away from the domestic violence incidents from

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Speaker 2: Back to that crime spree.

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Speaker 1: It sounds like it's a pretty dangerous situation to be

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Speaker 1: And if you've got you know, seven youths that have

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Speaker 3: Certainly the ones who've operended yes, and the age of

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Speaker 3: But until we actually identify the individuals. I'd hope to

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Speaker 1: Commander, was there risk to the community safety though with

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Speaker 3: Well, I think the there's always a risk to safety

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Speaker 1: So yes, Commander, were their weapons involved in any of

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Speaker 3: Certainly I don't have that information to handle that is

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Speaker 1: Now the police after further from the public, is there

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Speaker 3: Said, I'd understand that the public's frustration on the vehicles

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Speaker 3: We just asked members of the public if, certainly, if

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Speaker 3: we can't respond to it. So we do ask me

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Speaker 3: as of publicising any behavior, property crime, domestic violence, any

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Speaker 1: Commander, one of the things that we are hearing on

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Speaker 1: have previously. Is that people are trying to contact the

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Speaker 1: I know that the police are under the pump, and

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Speaker 1: you know, in no way, shape or form is it

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Speaker 2: But what is the situation here?

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Speaker 1: I mean, like, is there cases at different times where

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Speaker 3: That is one hundred percent through demand for services quite

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Speaker 3: high for a range of different reasons. But if we

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Speaker 3: the number of domestic violence instance that we're called to attend.

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Speaker 3: So what I'm saying is that once you do call us,

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Speaker 3: the matter is long within our system, it is recorded,

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Speaker 3: course back. There is also still unfortunately people misusing Triple O,

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Speaker 3: so there's those sort of things. We obviously we only

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Speaker 3: if it is to report any other matters, it's the

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Speaker 3: one three one, triple four, So ongoing in regards to

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Speaker 3: communication for that to call us, but by all means

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Speaker 3: we might not be there immediately, but we will be

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Speaker 3: there and we will provide a response.

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Speaker 1: Well, Commander Danny Bacon, we always appreciate your time, particularly

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Speaker 1: short notice this morning. I know that the community appreciates

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Speaker 1: it and certainly appreciates hearing from the Territory Police when

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Speaker 1: this work is underway. You know, I think that everybody's

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Speaker 1: frustrated by this kind of crime that we're seeing. But

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Speaker 1: well done on being able to apprehend those seven youths,

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Speaker 1: and I know that plenty of work will be underway

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Speaker 3: And thank you very much for your call, and certainly

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Speaker 3: we're here to assist in that manner.

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Speaker 2: Thanks Kay, thank you, thanks so much,