1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,639 Speaker 1: Now joining me live in the studio is the acting 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:05,520 Speaker 1: commander for the Darwin Region or the Greater Darwin Region, 3 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: Kirsten Angles. Good morning to your commander. 4 00:00:08,280 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie, thanks for having me here. 5 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:12,280 Speaker 1: Thank you so much for your time this morning. Now, 6 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: over the weekend, people were fairly infuriated when they saw 7 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 1: this vision that sort of went did the rounds on 8 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: social media out of Cooler linger So. The Northern Territory 9 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: Police earlier this week saying that they'd arrested two male 10 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: youths in relation to this attempted motor vehicle theft in 11 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:33,840 Speaker 1: koler Linga on Friday. Now, Commander, I understand that there's 12 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:35,760 Speaker 1: a bit of an update on this one. 13 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 2: Yes, and I just reiterate last Friday we did see 14 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,160 Speaker 2: a very disturbing series of events unfold at Couler linger 15 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 2: So at around about four point thirty pm. Five youths 16 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:48,599 Speaker 2: were alleged to have attempted to steal one vehicle. They 17 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,400 Speaker 2: were unable to do so they moved across to another 18 00:00:51,479 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 2: vehicle that they managed to start and drive, but it's 19 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:57,120 Speaker 2: stalled shortly thereafter and they were approached by a few 20 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 2: members of the public and they fled on foot. No 21 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 2: one was injured, and fortunately en off duty police officer 22 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:06,920 Speaker 2: caught sight of them and were able to provide information 23 00:01:07,319 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 2: about where they were going. Strikeforce Trident came on duty 24 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 2: very quickly and were managed to catch up with two 25 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 2: of them, who were arrested and charged. And I have 26 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 2: a hot off the press update that this morning Strukeforce 27 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 2: Trident have traveled to the whate Air community where they 28 00:01:21,440 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 2: have picked up the other four. So I can tell 29 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:28,600 Speaker 2: you that they are two affording to sixteen, one is seventeen, 30 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,920 Speaker 2: and the last as an adult at the ripe old 31 00:01:30,920 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 2: age of nineteen. 32 00:01:32,840 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 1: Goodness, may I mean, it is quite infuriating for you know, 33 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: the public to hear and to see when these groups 34 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: of young people come into town and you know, and 35 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:48,280 Speaker 1: run a mark. But I would imagine as well that 36 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: the people in that community are pretty infuriated by their 37 00:01:50,960 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 1: behavior too, or I'd certainly hope. 38 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:56,200 Speaker 2: So I can only imagine that any normal person would 39 00:01:56,200 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 2: find that behavior, you know, disgraceful. It was to disturbing. 40 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 2: I saw the footage. It was really disturbing. And I 41 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:07,040 Speaker 2: just want to also say that we, while we understand 42 00:02:07,080 --> 00:02:09,840 Speaker 2: the public may want to get involved at times, we 43 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,440 Speaker 2: really want to urge them to keep themselves safe. That's 44 00:02:12,480 --> 00:02:12,960 Speaker 2: the main thing. 45 00:02:13,040 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, one hundred percent, especially when you've got young people 46 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,840 Speaker 1: behind the wheel of a car. I don't know what 47 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: they're driving skills are like, but I would imagine it 48 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,920 Speaker 1: can be it could be a fairly dangerous situation, particularly 49 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: if you're trying to, you know, to stop them from 50 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:28,519 Speaker 1: driving that vehicle. So always sort of on the side 51 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: of caution, you know, when they're behind the wheel of 52 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 1: that car. 53 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 2: I would think, yeah, judging by the driving I saw, 54 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:36,200 Speaker 2: it wasn't great. 55 00:02:36,400 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: No, Now, commander, tell me, do we know what they've 56 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: been charged with, yes, at this point in time, or 57 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 1: whether they any of them were on bail or known 58 00:02:46,120 --> 00:02:46,800 Speaker 1: to police. 59 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 2: Yes, we do. Three were on bail at the time 60 00:02:50,120 --> 00:02:53,919 Speaker 2: of this offending, one is on a suspended sentence, and 61 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 2: all are known to police. So the charges so far 62 00:02:57,280 --> 00:03:02,359 Speaker 2: include aggravated robbery, engaging and conduct drive ride user motor 63 00:03:02,440 --> 00:03:05,400 Speaker 2: vehicle without consent, and breach of bail. So that's for 64 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 2: the two that were charged. We're working through the other 65 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 2: four right now. Yeah. 66 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: I mean, how worrying is it to you to the 67 00:03:11,520 --> 00:03:15,359 Speaker 1: Northern Territory Police when you've got young people that you 68 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: know that aren't licensed. I know there was one adult 69 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 1: there but aren't licensed. They're not only stealing those cars, 70 00:03:20,840 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: but then they're they're you know, they're in some cases 71 00:03:23,680 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: getting onto the roads. They're putting other people in danger. 72 00:03:27,040 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 2: It's absolutely disgraceful. You know we already have you know, 73 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,160 Speaker 2: our focus is on road safety. To have that added 74 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:37,480 Speaker 2: on top. People that are that young, unlcensed, don't know 75 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 2: how to drive. It's a tragedy waiting to happen. And 76 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 2: all we can do is respond as quick as we can, 77 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:45,800 Speaker 2: put them before the courts and let them do their work. Yeah. 78 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 1: Look, I know that we'll certainly get some messages about 79 00:03:48,240 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: the fact that all of them were known to the 80 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: Northern Territory Police, some on bail, one on a suspended sentence. 81 00:03:54,960 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: I mean, it is the kind of information that really 82 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:02,560 Speaker 1: does infuriate people when we've got some young people who 83 00:04:02,600 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: continued to do the wrong thing. Now, Commander, I want 84 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: to take your cross to the other information that's just 85 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:10,520 Speaker 1: come through this morning, very much breaking news that the 86 00:04:10,560 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: Northern Territory Police are still calling for information in relation 87 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 1: to the death of a fifty two year old woman 88 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:20,280 Speaker 1: in Casarina on Friday. Now crime scene was declared at 89 00:04:20,279 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 1: the time and the incident of the incident, and while 90 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: there were no visible signs of trauma, a post mortem 91 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: examination has identified internal injuries that are yet to be explained. 92 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:35,680 Speaker 1: Talk us through what you can tell us at this 93 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:37,760 Speaker 1: point in relation to this case. 94 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 2: Probably not a lot more I can tell you, But 95 00:04:40,720 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: at around about eleven to fifteen pm on Friday night, 96 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 2: please did receive a report that the woman had been 97 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 2: located unresponsive on a walking path at the Caserina Coastal Reserve. 98 00:04:50,440 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 2: I believe it was the Rapid Creek area. Emergency Services responded. However, 99 00:04:55,920 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 2: unfortunately the woman was declared deceased at the scene. So 100 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 2: we are asked anyone that was in the area from 101 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:06,080 Speaker 2: say five to eleven, or anyone that has any information whatsoever, 102 00:05:06,440 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 2: any bit of detail might help if they could get 103 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:10,440 Speaker 2: a hold of police on one three one Triple four, 104 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 2: we would really appreciate it, Commander. 105 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:15,160 Speaker 1: I know obviously it was late in the evening eleven fifteen. 106 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:18,160 Speaker 1: Is there sort of any information to suggest that this 107 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,599 Speaker 1: woman may have been sleeping rough there, or whether she 108 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 1: may have been out exercising or you know what, We 109 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:26,359 Speaker 1: sort of know in that space. 110 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:31,480 Speaker 2: We do know that she was allegedly camping with relatives 111 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 2: at the time. We're just still working through to verify 112 00:05:34,279 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 2: those facts. 113 00:05:35,000 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 1: All right, Well, no doubt there'll be some further detail 114 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:41,600 Speaker 1: as it comes through. Now. The other situation that certainly 115 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:45,560 Speaker 1: got everybody talking over the last couple of days is 116 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: the fact that the Northern Territory Police had to arrest 117 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,479 Speaker 1: two females in relation to a disturbance that had occurred 118 00:05:50,880 --> 00:05:53,240 Speaker 1: in Darwin in the early hours of Sunday morning. So 119 00:05:53,279 --> 00:05:56,120 Speaker 1: at just after four o'clock in the morning, police received 120 00:05:56,120 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: a report of an aggravated assault at a licensed premises 121 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: in Edmund Street in Darwin, CBD. Now it's alleged that 122 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:05,599 Speaker 1: a fight had occurred between these two females, aged thirty 123 00:06:05,640 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 1: six and twenty one, but I guess what happened next 124 00:06:08,360 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: is the more concerning part. Security separated the pair a 125 00:06:12,400 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: short time later. The thirty six year olds then approached 126 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: the twenty one year old and allegedly sprayed her with 127 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:22,240 Speaker 1: personal OC spray. A security guard able to minimize the exposure, 128 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 1: but the twenty one year old then allegedly throwing a 129 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:30,200 Speaker 1: nearby stool at the other woman, but missed and struck 130 00:06:30,520 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: a whole other person. 131 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 2: That's correct, It's. 132 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,839 Speaker 1: I mean it's a shoka in terms of you know, 133 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:42,279 Speaker 1: the OC spray used. What exactly has that woman now 134 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:43,400 Speaker 1: been charged with? 135 00:06:44,279 --> 00:06:46,760 Speaker 2: Yes, Look, I just want to correct the age there. 136 00:06:46,800 --> 00:06:49,359 Speaker 2: We do have a twenty six I know it was 137 00:06:50,080 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 2: a different age previously put out there, but I just 138 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:54,119 Speaker 2: want to correct that to say it was a twenty 139 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:58,039 Speaker 2: six year old woman. She's been charged with aggravated assault 140 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:00,600 Speaker 2: fighting and used the spray. 141 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:04,240 Speaker 1: In terms of that use of the spray, like I know, 142 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,120 Speaker 1: there's a lot of there's a lot of rules in 143 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: place in you know, the ways in which you can 144 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: use it. Are you allowed to take it into a 145 00:07:10,240 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: licensed premises? 146 00:07:11,800 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 2: There is no restriction on taking it into a licensed premise, 147 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 2: but it can't be used in a licensed premise other 148 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 2: than a takeaway area. 149 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: Yeah. Right, So she's obviously going to face the courts now, 150 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,840 Speaker 1: as is the other woman who's allegedly throwing a bar 151 00:07:26,920 --> 00:07:29,920 Speaker 1: stool in you know, like for I guess for from 152 00:07:29,920 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: a police perspective, in terms of that OC spray then 153 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:36,280 Speaker 1: being used inside a confined area like that, I mean, like, 154 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 1: what is your advice to people. To me, it seems 155 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: like common sense. You don't throw barstools and you don't 156 00:07:41,880 --> 00:07:43,440 Speaker 1: spray people in the face when you get. 157 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 2: In a fight. Yeah, look, you don't fight. Let's stop there. 158 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:49,720 Speaker 2: But the use of the spray, Look, we know that 159 00:07:49,840 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 2: you can carry it to places. The use is only 160 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:57,760 Speaker 2: limited to self defense. So it's important that we carry 161 00:07:57,800 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 2: it in the right way and that it's used for 162 00:07:59,760 --> 00:08:02,160 Speaker 2: south defense reasons only, and it cannot be used in 163 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 2: a licensed premise other than a takeaway area. But you're right, 164 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 2: there's common sense around everything we do in any particular 165 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 2: given situation. You know, to fill up. I don't know 166 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 2: their situation. I can't talk about that, but I would 167 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:16,720 Speaker 2: suggest that if you're filled up on alcohol, somebody's annoyed, 168 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:18,800 Speaker 2: you don't clock them over the head with a barstool 169 00:08:18,880 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 2: or spray them in the face with something. 170 00:08:20,520 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, spot on, Hey with the OC spray. I know 171 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: that there's been you know, we've had a lot of 172 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:30,000 Speaker 1: people going lawfully purchase it. Have that from a police perspective, 173 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 1: How is that role out going at the moment. We've 174 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:36,400 Speaker 1: had two incidents. I know there was one weekend prior 175 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: that person had allegedly bought that OC spray somewhere else, 176 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:43,679 Speaker 1: and it wasn't some of the OC spray that's available 177 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:45,520 Speaker 1: here in the Northern Territory right now. But from a 178 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,360 Speaker 1: police perspective, how would you say things are sort of going? 179 00:08:48,440 --> 00:08:51,680 Speaker 1: And do you have any more recent numbers? 180 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 2: I do have some numbers for you. So the number 181 00:08:54,920 --> 00:08:59,199 Speaker 2: of individual buyers as of yesterday was one two hundred 182 00:08:59,240 --> 00:09:03,640 Speaker 2: and seventeen. The number of canisters purchased two thousand and 183 00:09:03,679 --> 00:09:08,400 Speaker 2: forty eight. So those are significant numbers. But yes, you're 184 00:09:08,520 --> 00:09:11,599 Speaker 2: right that incident involving the deploying of spray on the 185 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 2: ninth of September was not purchased within this trial, and 186 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 2: it was illegally purchased. 187 00:09:16,760 --> 00:09:20,079 Speaker 1: Okay, and with the person that's them brought it lawfully 188 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: and used it in a way that they shouldn't be, 189 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:27,439 Speaker 1: you know, just going back to what you're kind. 190 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 2: Of allowed to do. 191 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:32,600 Speaker 1: It is absolutely for self defense. 192 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,640 Speaker 2: That is the only reason it can be used as 193 00:09:35,679 --> 00:09:36,360 Speaker 2: self defense. 194 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: Now, also when we talk about some anti social behavior 195 00:09:40,520 --> 00:09:42,160 Speaker 1: and things that have been happening around the place, I 196 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,839 Speaker 1: know that the Palmeston out in Palmerston last week. We'd 197 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:47,199 Speaker 1: heard from the Northern Territory Police that there was going 198 00:09:47,240 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: to be a bit of an initiative in Palmiston around 199 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:52,720 Speaker 1: anti social behavior and some of that public drinking, etc. 200 00:09:53,080 --> 00:09:55,240 Speaker 1: How did things go? Is that operation still going? 201 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:58,839 Speaker 2: It ran last week from Wednesday through to Saturday. It 202 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 2: was the North Territory Police as a multi agency operation 203 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:06,960 Speaker 2: with Larochie and Nation, Department of Housing, City of Palmerston, 204 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 2: the Public Order Response Unit and Anti licensing. So they did. 205 00:10:11,480 --> 00:10:14,920 Speaker 2: They worked on an evidence based model where they targeted 206 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:19,040 Speaker 2: KNOW one hotspots and their results included engagement with over 207 00:10:19,080 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 2: three hundred and seventy five people. They tipped out over 208 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 2: three hundred leaders of alcohol, including a lot of spirits 209 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 2: in there. They issued forty five banned drinker orders, They 210 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 2: took thirteen people into protective custody, They made six arrests, 211 00:10:33,360 --> 00:10:36,640 Speaker 2: and they scanned sixty one people, sorry, wandered sixty one people. 212 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:41,000 Speaker 2: So really high visibility policing in KNOW and hotspots at 213 00:10:41,040 --> 00:10:44,280 Speaker 2: the right time, it's always really effective. Yeah, I reckon. 214 00:10:44,040 --> 00:10:46,319 Speaker 1: People want to see that, you know, they like that 215 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,880 Speaker 1: really proactive policing that I know we're sort of getting 216 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: back to, and I think it is. 217 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:52,440 Speaker 2: What people want to see. 218 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 1: I mean, three hundred leaders of alcohol. 219 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:58,120 Speaker 2: That's pretty wild, It absolutely is. And you know, we 220 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 2: know that if we can get to that alcohol hole 221 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:02,720 Speaker 2: early in the day, we prevent what's going to happen 222 00:11:02,720 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 2: in the evening. We know our hot times for DV 223 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 2: and associated defenses as sort of four o'clock onwards. So 224 00:11:08,280 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 2: if we can hit it early, we know that we're 225 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:11,240 Speaker 2: going to have a better night in front of us 226 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:13,320 Speaker 2: and the community is safer on the whole. Yeah. 227 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:17,280 Speaker 1: And then forty nine people now with band drinker orders 228 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,520 Speaker 1: as a result of going out there and doing that 229 00:11:19,559 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: proactive policing. 230 00:11:21,000 --> 00:11:23,160 Speaker 2: Sorry forty five forty five I should say I read 231 00:11:23,160 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 2: that out wrong. 232 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:24,200 Speaker 1: Yep. 233 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:26,880 Speaker 2: It all adds to that bigger picture of community safety. 234 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 1: Yeah, now, Commander, before I let you go. Another story 235 00:11:30,320 --> 00:11:33,080 Speaker 1: that made headlines of course this morning, and one which 236 00:11:33,160 --> 00:11:35,040 Speaker 1: kind of surprised a lot of people, I suppose, is 237 00:11:35,280 --> 00:11:38,079 Speaker 1: are the Northern Territory Police seizing over two hundred and 238 00:11:38,120 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: forty firearms in this compliance operation at a property in 239 00:11:42,200 --> 00:11:46,000 Speaker 1: Kakadou National Park. So on the ninth of September, officers 240 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:49,880 Speaker 1: from the Firearms Audit and Enforcement Unit conducting that dealership 241 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 1: audit found multiple breaches of the NT Firearms Act. An 242 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: elderly man in these eighties issued with a firearm license suspension. 243 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: He's going to be facing court in Jabaru on Tober 244 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:04,439 Speaker 1: twenty eight It's a huge amount of firearms to have 245 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:05,400 Speaker 1: your property. 246 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 2: It's a huge amount, and you know, to be charged 247 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 2: with those charges suggest that they went stored properly and 248 00:12:11,720 --> 00:12:13,959 Speaker 2: he wasn't within the terms of his license. All of 249 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,360 Speaker 2: those things are really concerning four of us. 250 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, it is really concerning. I mean, one of those 251 00:12:18,880 --> 00:12:22,960 Speaker 1: loaded revolvers in it had to be discharged by officers, 252 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:23,840 Speaker 1: is that right. 253 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:27,960 Speaker 2: Well, the only detail I know is that it was discharged, 254 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 2: whether that was while they were clearing it. Some of 255 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:32,760 Speaker 2: these things we find can be in very poor condition. 256 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:36,080 Speaker 2: I understand this one had rounds jammed in it. You know. 257 00:12:36,240 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 2: Luckily the trained and experienced police officer in that unit 258 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 2: knew to it was in a safe direction. It didn't 259 00:12:41,880 --> 00:12:46,120 Speaker 2: cause any property damage or injury to person. These things happen, 260 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:49,600 Speaker 2: but I would suggest that what they were met at 261 00:12:49,640 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 2: without there was a bit of firearms chaos. 262 00:12:51,760 --> 00:12:53,600 Speaker 1: And a bit of a reminder I suppose to everybody 263 00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:55,560 Speaker 1: as well that you do need to have your firearms. 264 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:59,839 Speaker 1: You know, there's strict storage conditions and licensing laws when 265 00:12:59,840 --> 00:13:01,760 Speaker 1: it comes to firearms, so you've got to make sure 266 00:13:01,760 --> 00:13:02,559 Speaker 1: you're adhering to. 267 00:13:02,520 --> 00:13:05,240 Speaker 2: Them absolutely, and if you've got a license, you know that. 268 00:13:05,920 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, that's that's a very good point. Well, I really 269 00:13:09,200 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: appreciate your time this morning, Commander. Thank you so very 270 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,120 Speaker 1: much for joining us in the studio Kurston Angles, and 271 00:13:14,559 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 1: no doubt we'll talk to you again very soon. 272 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 2: Thanks for having me. Thank you.