
South Australian Police Head to Alice Springs for Curfew Back-Up
Published on April 5, 2024
Children caught out at night in Alice Springs could be dealt with by South Australian police after the Northern Territory government called in interstate reinforcements to manage an ongoing youth curfew. Assistant Police Commissioner Martin Dole told reporters the extra police had been brought in to “gradually relieve” some of the NT police in Alice Springs. He said several people from South Australia’s APY lands are stuck in Alice Springs due to recent wet weather. “South Australian police offered to come and boost our resources so we can return some of our officers to Darwin and continue the heightened police presence in Alice Springs,” he said on April 5 in Alice Springs....
