1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: Now joining us live in the studio this morning is 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: Commander of the Darwin Region for the Northern Territory Police, 3 00:00:06,559 --> 00:00:09,399 Speaker 1: Sean gil Good morning to you, Sean morning. Good to 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: have you in the studio. Mate. Over the weekend, busy weekend, 5 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:17,040 Speaker 1: particularly on our roads and I know the Northern Territory 6 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: Police real focus on our roads over Easter. Talk us 7 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 1: through that territory wide Easter road safety campaign and some 8 00:00:25,440 --> 00:00:26,840 Speaker 1: of the work that was undertaken. 9 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, So unless you're living under a rock, I 10 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:35,080 Speaker 2: don't understand there's absolutely no secrets that every year there's 11 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,240 Speaker 2: an Easter campaign. Yeah, and I can I'll give you 12 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:38,919 Speaker 2: a hint. There's going to be one for Christmas and 13 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 2: score Holidays as. 14 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:41,599 Speaker 1: Well, exactly as there should be. 15 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 2: There's absolutely no surprises. 16 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: Yeah. 17 00:00:44,560 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 2: So to some of the stats we've got for you, 18 00:00:47,200 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 2: was therese fifty five around and breath testing stations deployed, 19 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 2: twenty three negative results and fifty four sorry positive results. 20 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:04,319 Speaker 2: There was drug testing done as well, where there was 21 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:09,119 Speaker 2: eighty two negative results and sixteen positive. So in total 22 00:01:09,200 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 2: that's what sixty seventy positive results for. 23 00:01:14,280 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: Drug or Yeah, and look like on the numbers, you 24 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,840 Speaker 1: know it looks like a huge number of people were 25 00:01:19,880 --> 00:01:23,959 Speaker 1: tested and you know, not too many were positive. However, 26 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 1: that's still like seventy odd people that are on our 27 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: roads that are impaired that shouldn't be driving. 28 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 2: Absolutely. Lookause they're saying that you can take it positive 29 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 2: and a negative, and the positive is that the numbers 30 00:01:35,800 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 2: are low. But on a negative, it's still unacceptable. You know, 31 00:01:39,760 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 2: it won't be tolerated. As I said before, there's no 32 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 2: secrets that we're doing random bath testing or drug testing 33 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 2: over Easter periods and then random occasions through our traffic section. 34 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:58,080 Speaker 2: It's still unacceptable, you know, like there's a reason for 35 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 2: it to do. This is because you know the road 36 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 2: that's why last year, and it's one of the contributing factors. 37 00:02:03,760 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 2: And there's no as I said before, there's no secrets 38 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 2: about this, and we'll continue to do it. 39 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:11,519 Speaker 1: Yeah. And the concerning part of that Easter road campaign 40 00:02:11,560 --> 00:02:14,600 Speaker 1: as well is that you actually the police actually attended 41 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 1: thirty motor vehicle crashes. There is a lot of crashes 42 00:02:19,320 --> 00:02:22,840 Speaker 1: on our roads and I know that really sadly. There 43 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 1: was also a fatal crash that it occurred in Catherine 44 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: in the early hours of Saturday. My understanding is that 45 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,520 Speaker 1: it's actually a young fella that's life had been lost. 46 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,240 Speaker 1: If I recall correctly reading that press release from over 47 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:37,679 Speaker 1: the weekend, I think he was nineteen. 48 00:02:37,480 --> 00:02:41,000 Speaker 2: That's correct, So nineteen year old male, sixteen kilometers north 49 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:43,920 Speaker 2: of Catherine. Look at this again again, it's before the 50 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 2: coroner and under investigation, but early indications to just that 51 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 2: you hit a tree or something like that. Yeah, it's 52 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 2: just it's terribly sad for the family, it's terribly sad 53 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 2: for the community. And out of those thirty crashes you mentioned, 54 00:02:56,440 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 2: seven involve serious injury. So again it's as I said, 55 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 2: you know, somebody like me will only be happy when 56 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:06,800 Speaker 2: it's zero. Yeah, to be honest, to be blunt like, 57 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,680 Speaker 2: but you know, in general terms, like you've got to 58 00:03:10,720 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 2: take your head off to the you know, there was 59 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 2: seventeen thousand, seven hundred and sixty four vehicle subject to 60 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:21,000 Speaker 2: speed check, so five hundred and twenty six infringements issued, 61 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,679 Speaker 2: you know, and the narrative is, well, what are you 62 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 2: doing with What we're doing is trying to save lives. 63 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 2: It's really that simple. You know, speed is one of 64 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 2: the fatal five that kills as well. So look, it's positive. 65 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:34,640 Speaker 2: But if you're asking me if I'm happy, no, I'm not. 66 00:03:35,320 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 2: I'm a bit of a hard marker. As I've said before, 67 00:03:37,400 --> 00:03:39,840 Speaker 2: you know, And as I said before, we'll be doing 68 00:03:39,880 --> 00:03:41,960 Speaker 2: the next day of school, holidays, we'll be random and 69 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 2: then there'll be Christmas as well, So I can warn 70 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:44,640 Speaker 2: you right now. 71 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: It does seem like there's a bit more of a 72 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: push again as well from the Northern Territory Police in 73 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: terms of and I know there always is, but there 74 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,800 Speaker 1: seems to be more police present on our roads again. 75 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:55,920 Speaker 1: Is that something that you're sort of keen to see? 76 00:03:56,440 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 2: Absolutely? So we have a not only do we have 77 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 2: a debtic traffic section, we have you know, as part 78 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 2: of the normal duties of general duties members if they 79 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 2: get the time, is to do target traffic as well. 80 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 2: So I'll talk about any social behavior at the moment, 81 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,400 Speaker 2: but what from a police point of view, you can't 82 00:04:15,440 --> 00:04:17,600 Speaker 2: actually afford to focus on any one thing and forget 83 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 2: about something else, So you have to target it all 84 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 2: at once, because otherwise, if you take your eye off traffic, 85 00:04:24,040 --> 00:04:28,360 Speaker 2: then do you find the amount of traffic offenses increase 86 00:04:28,400 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 2: in the like as well? So yeah, so the secret 87 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 2: is to get as many people out as possibly can 88 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 2: and target all those areas. 89 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: Sean, tell me, I know that, you know there has 90 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,080 Speaker 1: been the Easter road safety campaign. How have things been 91 00:04:42,120 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: going more broadly, particularly over that Easter period as well? 92 00:04:45,480 --> 00:04:48,680 Speaker 1: When it comes to the likes of antisocial behavior. I mean, 93 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 1: I know that over the weekend there was this aggravated 94 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 1: robbery and casurina. I mean, in that situation, you literally 95 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,920 Speaker 1: had a nineteen year old approach by four males wearing 96 00:04:59,080 --> 00:05:02,600 Speaker 1: masks who pulled him out of his vehicle, allegedly assaulted 97 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 1: him and threatened him before stealing the car and fleeing 98 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: the scene. I guess that's not anti social behavior. That's 99 00:05:08,000 --> 00:05:11,159 Speaker 1: pretty bad behavior however you look at it. But then 100 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:14,080 Speaker 1: you know the five offenders that were arrested included two 101 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 1: females aged sixteen and fifteen, two fifteen year old boys, 102 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 1: and a twelve year old boy. Exactly again unbelievable. 103 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,600 Speaker 2: Again, it's not it won't be tolerated. Just to give 104 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:30,720 Speaker 2: you an idea strike force trying alone over the weekend 105 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:34,280 Speaker 2: in twenty one arrests. Wow, So thirteen of those were 106 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:37,880 Speaker 2: used and eight were adults. So they worked incredibly hard 107 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:42,920 Speaker 2: as well. There was everything from vehicle pursuits to as 108 00:05:42,920 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 2: I said, the aggravated Robbies and the like as well. 109 00:05:45,720 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 2: So they're incredibly busy. So across the board. There was 110 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:56,279 Speaker 2: also some work done with declared drug areas as well, 111 00:05:56,320 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 2: where we had we had Gang's Task Force, the traffic 112 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:04,400 Speaker 2: operations and dog operations doing some areas, like one of them, 113 00:06:04,400 --> 00:06:07,520 Speaker 2: for example, at like four o'clock in the morning on Sunday, 114 00:06:07,560 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 2: the fifth of April, where Brain Drover was pulled over. 115 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:14,080 Speaker 2: The trail was carrying jet skis and Harley Davidson. It 116 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:17,800 Speaker 2: since turned out that the range Drover, the jet Ski 117 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 2: and the Harley Davidson were all style and the total 118 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,040 Speaker 2: value of that was about one hundred and eighty thousand dollars. 119 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: Oh my goodness. Where have they been stolen? From? 120 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 2: What we believe the well, I have to be clear 121 00:06:28,680 --> 00:06:30,680 Speaker 2: on this, but I believe the range Rover was stolen 122 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:33,360 Speaker 2: out of Queensland and the peers of this daye appiers 123 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 2: of the jet Ski and Harley Davidson was stolen from Darwin. 124 00:06:37,240 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 2: There's also there was also some other work done, like 125 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:46,520 Speaker 2: there was multiple seasons of meth and fredamine, cannabis and 126 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:50,279 Speaker 2: liquor across different areas as well, including point five a 127 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,400 Speaker 2: gram cocaine, point two of a gram of meth and 128 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 2: freedamine six leaders of Bunderberg, Ram and Jack Daniels. Thirty 129 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:02,480 Speaker 2: seven drivers were tested for drugs, ten of them were positive, 130 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:08,040 Speaker 2: eighty three drivers were breath tested, and two apprehensions from 131 00:07:08,320 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 2: high range drink driving. 132 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:11,040 Speaker 1: So that's just over the weekend. 133 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 2: That's over the weekend. 134 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,280 Speaker 1: So just going back to that rain driver that was 135 00:07:15,280 --> 00:07:17,200 Speaker 1: stolen out of Queens Lane. So you guys have like 136 00:07:17,280 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: it was like an apprehension just to do a drug 137 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: test or what. 138 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 2: That was part of the what we call it declared 139 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:30,240 Speaker 2: drug area. So we they do roadblocks that said, with gangs, 140 00:07:30,280 --> 00:07:37,120 Speaker 2: traffic and drug offics, dog operations thought, and it's just 141 00:07:37,120 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 2: one of those operations we do as well. As I said, 142 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 2: it's just one of these multifaceted, great ideas and it 143 00:07:43,520 --> 00:07:45,640 Speaker 2: just happened to be part of it. Wow, pulled over 144 00:07:45,680 --> 00:07:47,400 Speaker 2: at four o'clock in the morning, pulled him. 145 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:49,200 Speaker 1: I pulled that person over four o'clock in the morning. 146 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 1: Obviously someone's now been arrested, I'm assuming in relation to that. 147 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 2: So a thirty year old thirty year old man and 148 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 2: a woman. So I'm not sure that we're arrested and 149 00:08:00,000 --> 00:08:02,400 Speaker 2: investigation and handed over. Strike force tried for follow. 150 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:05,360 Speaker 1: It well, I'm sure they will well and truly be 151 00:08:05,400 --> 00:08:08,080 Speaker 1: onto it and then tried. And also you said twenty 152 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: one arrests over the weekend across a number of different 153 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 1: different incidents. So you're talking there about pursuits, aggravated robberies, 154 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:18,200 Speaker 1: a few different things. 155 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 2: Yep, so all sorts of offending. It's all throughout Darwen. 156 00:08:23,280 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 2: So you know the work, the work that I did 157 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 2: throughout the east where you can the work the traffic did, 158 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 2: the work the Gang's Task Force did. You can see 159 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:35,600 Speaker 2: that police are working incredibly hard over that Easter period 160 00:08:35,640 --> 00:08:37,800 Speaker 2: and it goes back to that simple thing. You know, 161 00:08:37,880 --> 00:08:41,559 Speaker 2: we're just targeting these people and again unapologetic for doing it, 162 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 2: and we'll continue to keep doing it while we can. 163 00:08:43,800 --> 00:08:46,080 Speaker 1: It sounds like it was a pretty busy weekend for 164 00:08:46,200 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: the Northern Territory Police in the Darwin region in terms 165 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 1: of you know, some of what you've seen. Are we like, 166 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: have we had a bit of an increase in crime 167 00:08:54,640 --> 00:08:57,400 Speaker 1: over the weekend or is it something that you generally 168 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,959 Speaker 1: do expect over that Easter weekend, and that's why it's 169 00:09:00,120 --> 00:09:02,280 Speaker 1: to pump up the you know, your resources. 170 00:09:02,800 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 2: Look at you just find over the Easter weekend there's 171 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 2: a lot more people out and about. There's people camping, 172 00:09:10,440 --> 00:09:12,719 Speaker 2: fishing and the like as well, So you know, it's 173 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:14,959 Speaker 2: a really good time for police to be out in 174 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 2: force as well. You know, like we're not targeting the 175 00:09:18,280 --> 00:09:21,559 Speaker 2: people going out having a good time. We're just targeting 176 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:23,520 Speaker 2: those who are probably going to wreck it for everybody else, 177 00:09:23,640 --> 00:09:26,840 Speaker 2: you know, And the whole intention is to keep people safe, 178 00:09:26,880 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 2: and that's what we're doing. 179 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:29,959 Speaker 1: Hey, Sean, just on that last time you and I spoke, 180 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,760 Speaker 1: we talked about some of the terrible stuff that we've 181 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:36,640 Speaker 1: seen around the CBD, with one person in particular being 182 00:09:36,720 --> 00:09:41,040 Speaker 1: violently assaulted outside a license venue. I know that Hospitality 183 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,320 Speaker 1: have been going to meet with the Northern Territory Police 184 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:45,280 Speaker 1: about that. Has there been sort of any update in 185 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:45,800 Speaker 1: that space. 186 00:09:45,960 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 2: Look, I don't know that details in front of me, 187 00:09:48,520 --> 00:09:51,200 Speaker 2: but I can follow it up. We certainly do work 188 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 2: with them quite a bit. And as I said, I'm 189 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 2: a big fan that if you, for whatever reason, get 190 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:58,480 Speaker 2: kicked out of one licensed premises, you've gone from all 191 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:01,199 Speaker 2: of them. So, and I'm very happy to support the 192 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:02,840 Speaker 2: hi those endeavors. 193 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 1: Hey, just lastly, yesterday we spoke to the Nursing and 194 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:09,560 Speaker 1: midw Free Federation here in the Northern Territory about some 195 00:10:09,679 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: of the terrible violence that they've been facing in the 196 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 1: emergency department. You know, people coming in, you know, meant 197 00:10:16,400 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 1: to have health concerns and lashing out at our nurses 198 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,880 Speaker 1: and midwives. But she had also said that they feel 199 00:10:22,880 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: as though they're seeing an increase in the number of 200 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:28,280 Speaker 1: people that are coming in that are on meth or 201 00:10:28,280 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: on drugs, and that in some cases, she'd even had 202 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 1: nurses say to her that the police had maybe arrested 203 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:39,679 Speaker 1: somebody and then brought them into ed and sort of 204 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: left them there unsupervised. I mean, I understand you heard 205 00:10:43,840 --> 00:10:45,640 Speaker 1: that yesterday and you thought, I need to go and 206 00:10:45,640 --> 00:10:47,280 Speaker 1: have a look into this. What have you found? 207 00:10:47,520 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I don't have any record. I actually had 208 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 2: a look at this this morning and reached out to 209 00:10:52,559 --> 00:10:56,000 Speaker 2: the superintendents across the region. I don't have any specific 210 00:10:56,040 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 2: details with regards to that, obviously. That's it's in general terms. 211 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 2: It's concerning that nurses feel threatened. It's very concerning that 212 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:07,800 Speaker 2: paramedics and the like, all those first respondersh are out 213 00:11:07,800 --> 00:11:12,840 Speaker 2: there trying to save people. It's unacceptable. Again, I don't 214 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 2: have any specific details regarding that, but I'm very happy 215 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:18,120 Speaker 2: to work with whoever and I'm happy to be contacted 216 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:20,840 Speaker 2: to discuss these issues as well. We do talk to 217 00:11:22,080 --> 00:11:25,679 Speaker 2: we do meet with RDH in particular regularly about some 218 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 2: of the issues that involve police and help staff as well. 219 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:33,560 Speaker 2: So very happy to continue the narrative with regards to that. 220 00:11:33,600 --> 00:11:37,679 Speaker 2: And I'm as I said, as I was saying, dear 221 00:11:37,720 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 2: ol mum as a footy year nurse and she'd flogged 222 00:11:39,840 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 2: me if I didn't do something. 223 00:11:40,720 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: Well, well, that's exactly right. So with mind mate, she's 224 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:45,400 Speaker 1: an old nurse as well, and you want to make 225 00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:48,000 Speaker 1: sure those nurses are safe. And you know, the reality 226 00:11:48,040 --> 00:11:50,520 Speaker 1: of it is, they do such an incredible job, hey, 227 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: and you know some of the pressures that they must 228 00:11:53,040 --> 00:11:57,840 Speaker 1: be under, like all of our frontline workers, the police, are, paramedics, everybody, 229 00:11:57,880 --> 00:11:59,680 Speaker 1: and so I would imagine you all want to be 230 00:11:59,720 --> 00:12:02,199 Speaker 1: working together to make sure that you know that you're 231 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:03,439 Speaker 1: all supported. 232 00:12:03,240 --> 00:12:07,800 Speaker 2: Absolutely, Like I'm not saying it for the sake of 233 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,439 Speaker 2: just saying it to be nice, it is actually out. 234 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:14,240 Speaker 2: It's terrible that, you know, front line people doing their job, 235 00:12:14,400 --> 00:12:17,280 Speaker 2: we're doing nothing other than doing their job, are getting assaulted. 236 00:12:17,280 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 2: They're they're not doing anything wrong by these people, so 237 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 2: they shouldn't be targeted. And it said, I'm very happy 238 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:23,800 Speaker 2: to work with them on that. 239 00:12:24,120 --> 00:12:26,679 Speaker 1: Sure. I mean the other thing that she'd said about 240 00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 1: people like them seeing an increase in the volume of 241 00:12:29,679 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 1: people that are coming in that are impacted by drugs, 242 00:12:33,040 --> 00:12:38,120 Speaker 1: specifically the likes of ice or meth, is that something 243 00:12:38,120 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: that the police are grappling with as well. 244 00:12:40,600 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 2: Look again, I don't have specific details with regards to that, 245 00:12:43,800 --> 00:12:47,440 Speaker 2: but it's it's usually one of the very many issues 246 00:12:47,480 --> 00:12:50,480 Speaker 2: that particularly at nighttime in the city as well, so 247 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:53,360 Speaker 2: that we have alcohol, we have drugs, all those can 248 00:12:53,400 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 2: be drivers of terrible behavior. And you know, as I said, 249 00:12:58,080 --> 00:13:01,400 Speaker 2: we target You know that I'm read hot on targeting 250 00:13:01,400 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 2: this sort of stuff as much as I can, and 251 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:05,680 Speaker 2: if we get that while we're doing it as well, 252 00:13:05,679 --> 00:13:07,319 Speaker 2: I'm very happy to take it off the streets and 253 00:13:07,360 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 2: deal with them. 254 00:13:07,880 --> 00:13:11,839 Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely well. Sean gil commander for the Darwin Region 255 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: with the Northern Territory Police, always appreciate your time. Thanks 256 00:13:14,880 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 1: very much for having a chat with us this morning. 257 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:17,839 Speaker 1: Thanks Codie, thank you.