1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:02,840 Speaker 1: We'll head across right now and find out a little 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: bit more about exactly what has gone on. We know 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: the Northern Territory Police are calling for information after a 4 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:11,719 Speaker 1: number of vehicles were stolen. Now joining me on the 5 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: line to tell us a bit more about what's gone on. 6 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:18,759 Speaker 1: It is Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Bland. Good morning to you. 7 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:22,040 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie, Good morning to your listener. How are you, yeah? 8 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: Really well? 9 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:23,040 Speaker 2: Now? 10 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: Tell us what's gone on? A number of vehicles stolen? 11 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:27,320 Speaker 1: Where were they stolen? From? 12 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:32,040 Speaker 2: Early Friday morning we had a break in at a 13 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:35,239 Speaker 2: business in Winnelly where they've managed to get a set 14 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 2: of three sets of car keys and stole three vehicles, 15 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 2: ramming the gates as they left, causing substantial damage. Thankfully 16 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 2: though we've recovered those three vehicles. Then early Sunday morning 17 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 2: again another business in Winnelly broken into key stolen, vehicle 18 00:00:55,240 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 2: stolen that's since been recovered as well. We've made two 19 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 2: arrests in line with both those made as I just 20 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 2: spoke about a youth and an adult, which is good, 21 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:11,320 Speaker 2: and identified quite a few other persons of interest we're 22 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:14,759 Speaker 2: going to conduct for their investigations around. Hopefully the rest 23 00:01:14,800 --> 00:01:14,959 Speaker 2: of them. 24 00:01:15,400 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: Yeah right, okay, So so in total was it four vehicles? 25 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,039 Speaker 2: No, total three four, five six. We had another one 26 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,920 Speaker 2: at Karama that was stolen. We've recovered that one, and 27 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 2: Funny Funny Bay last night we've now recovered as well. 28 00:01:30,240 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 2: So thank we have a really good recovery rate. So 29 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:36,480 Speaker 2: there's currently only one outstanding. From the last three or 30 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 2: four days. We rested a seventeen year old male youth 31 00:01:41,840 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 2: yesterday for a Solomon vehicle the Fenny Bay and other 32 00:01:45,680 --> 00:01:49,120 Speaker 2: offenses around that area, around the Fanny Bay area, and 33 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:53,080 Speaker 2: one of the youths we arrested this morning for the 34 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:57,240 Speaker 2: weekend Vanilli on lawful entries. He in the last week 35 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 2: we can say responsible so far for seven vehicles. Yep, 36 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 2: they'll be facing those charges later on today. 37 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: And so were the thiefs linked do we know or 38 00:02:08,240 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: does it not appear that they were at this stage. 39 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 2: The one from when Ellie definitely were same offenders, the 40 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:17,080 Speaker 2: Krama and Fanny Bay ones. You know, we think it 41 00:02:17,160 --> 00:02:21,120 Speaker 2: is separate incidences. But like I said, thankfully we do 42 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 2: have the vehicles back. I said, they're not out there 43 00:02:22,919 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 2: any longer. 44 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, that is certainly good news. And do we know 45 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:29,920 Speaker 1: if they were damaged or house. The state of those carts. 46 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 2: The ones from when Elli, yeah, pretty badly damaged. Unfortunately, 47 00:02:34,880 --> 00:02:37,040 Speaker 2: with the ones that were in the gates on leaving 48 00:02:37,240 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 2: got significant damage. And the one from Sunday night at 49 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,400 Speaker 2: Whenelli we've just recovered data out in bush Land and 50 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 2: windows down. Of course of that trench or rain we've had, 51 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:49,320 Speaker 2: obviously it's going to damage the interior quite badly. Yeah, 52 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 2: thanks for the owner. 53 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: That is bloody frustrating, isn't it? For those you know, 54 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:55,360 Speaker 1: for those owners. 55 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,120 Speaker 2: It is just so I can just let your listeners 56 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 2: o Katie. They are getting the older model Toyota l 57 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:06,920 Speaker 2: increases and high luxes with the old key ignission, so 58 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 2: they're putting screw drivers in and whniplating the steering locks 59 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 2: and then starting the vehicles. We've seen a significant increase 60 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 2: in those older model cars getting stolen, so if they could, 61 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:20,639 Speaker 2: if you do own one, perhaps invest in a wheel 62 00:03:20,639 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 2: lock of some sort of steering wheel lock just to 63 00:03:24,200 --> 00:03:26,200 Speaker 2: reduce the chances of your vehicle being stolen. 64 00:03:26,360 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, I reckon, that's bloody good advice because I know 65 00:03:29,240 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: what had happened a bit earlier in the year as 66 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 1: well that we were seeing a lot of those older 67 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: model land Cruisers and high lux is stolen, and you 68 00:03:36,040 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: know this is people's pride and joy. They love their cars. 69 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 2: Oh, absolutely, absolutely pride and joy. Yeah, that's that's the effect. 70 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:47,520 Speaker 2: They're getting your kids off the school, will getting at work, 71 00:03:47,520 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 2: and they just affects so much of what you do. 72 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,280 Speaker 2: You don't realize how much years you go, I guess 73 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 2: until you don't have it any longer. Yeah, that's the 74 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 2: waiting game of getting insurance, of having to find another vehicle. 75 00:03:58,440 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 2: How do you get around normal things to get on 76 00:04:01,200 --> 00:04:01,680 Speaker 2: with life. 77 00:04:02,520 --> 00:04:05,160 Speaker 1: So Blendy just talk us through those arrests. How many 78 00:04:05,160 --> 00:04:08,200 Speaker 1: people have now been arrested with these car thefts. 79 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 2: Well, just from over the weekend so far, we've had 80 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 2: three or far five five arrests. In the last week, 81 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:19,120 Speaker 2: we've made twelve arrests aligned just for style motor vehicles. 82 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 2: So that's without unawful entry or any other properly related crime. Yeah, 83 00:04:23,800 --> 00:04:27,520 Speaker 2: you investigate twelve arrests for style motivehicles in the last 84 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:28,400 Speaker 2: seven days. 85 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:31,359 Speaker 1: So working very bloody hard by the sounds of things 86 00:04:31,440 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: to make those arrests, and really good advice I think 87 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: as well for those people that do have those older 88 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: model vehicles, so you can just get like a steering lock, 89 00:04:39,400 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: can't you to prevent them being able to access it easily? 90 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,800 Speaker 2: Yeah? Absolutely, And I understand they're not that expensive, so 91 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 2: probably you know, for the cost of a steering what 92 00:04:50,680 --> 00:04:54,919 Speaker 2: can save savy vehicle being stolen and you having to 93 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 2: find other ways to get around? 94 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, I reckon, it's good advice when we've got people 95 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: out there really targeting those cars. Well, anything else we 96 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:07,599 Speaker 1: should be aware of. This morning, we arrested. 97 00:05:07,200 --> 00:05:11,120 Speaker 2: A sevent eight or nineteen year old females on the 98 00:05:11,120 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 2: weekend for five unlawful entries into business premises around cas 99 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:19,719 Speaker 2: Aina all around the same time. So they're facing quite 100 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 2: significant charges. That was thankfully a good clear upright, we 101 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 2: grabbed them pretty much on the same day they did them. 102 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 2: So they've both been charged with five unlawful entries each. 103 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: Yeah, right, so that was around the Casuarina area. 104 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,599 Speaker 2: Was itin area Saturday morning? Yeah? Yeah? 105 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: And had they caused a lot of damage or stolen 106 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 1: a lot. 107 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 2: They just mainly damage smashing windows to gain entry to 108 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 2: the five businesses. So you know, again that's just it's 109 00:05:44,360 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 2: horrible for the business owner staff to go through that 110 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 2: and the costs involved with repairing it and the store 111 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,000 Speaker 2: being shut for a little while where your doors are 112 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 2: being fixed. 113 00:05:52,800 --> 00:05:55,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's exactly right. It's just that impulse that you 114 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: know that is just not necessary. 115 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 2: Just yes, senseless damage. Yeah, just for no real reason 116 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 2: to steal a couple of soft drinks. 117 00:06:03,680 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, unbelievable. And is that what they sort of got 118 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:06,760 Speaker 1: away with? 119 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 2: Just food and stuff, just food and soft drinks things 120 00:06:10,440 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 2: like that, just sort of senseless crime. 121 00:06:13,400 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 1: Really, yeah, it really is wonder well Detective Senior Sergeant 122 00:06:17,560 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: Mark Bland, Sorry you. 123 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 2: Go, I'm just going to say, I guess a good note. 124 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 2: Final offender for the very Springs tavern. Oh yep, I 125 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:27,480 Speaker 2: was breaking in here. So that's the tenth offender now 126 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 2: in the last one that was remaining. So thankfully for 127 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,360 Speaker 2: eating out there in the business. At least we've managed 128 00:06:35,360 --> 00:06:38,200 Speaker 2: to get all the offenders involved because that obviously quite 129 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:39,960 Speaker 2: a traumatic time for them all. Oh. 130 00:06:40,000 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: Absolutely, it looked like it was incredibly frightening for them. 131 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:45,840 Speaker 1: So well done to the Northern Territory Police, to your 132 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:49,240 Speaker 1: team Strike Force Trident on being able to apprehend that 133 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:53,839 Speaker 1: that tenth person make that arrest. Senior Sergeant Detective Senior 134 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:57,000 Speaker 1: Sergeant Mark Bland. We always appreciate your time. Keep up 135 00:06:57,040 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 1: the good work. 136 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:00,000 Speaker 2: Thank you very much. Gadie appreciate it. 137 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:00,840 Speaker 1: Thank you.