Police arrest three men in Wadeye over stolen Darwin RAAF base vehicle

ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-09-17 · by Matt Garrick
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Summary

Northern Territory Police arrested three men in Wadeye after they allegedly used a stolen vehicle from RAAF Base Darwin to commit crimes. The incident began on Monday when a man reportedly entered the base, assaulted an ADF member, and stole a security vehicle. The stolen Ford Ranger was located in Wadeye the following day.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-17, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

Northern Territory Police arrested three men in Wadeye after they were accused of stealing a Ford Ranger from the Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin earlier in the week. According to police, on Monday, an individual entered the base and allegedly assaulted an ADF member before taking the security vehicle. The stolen vehicle was later found in Wadeye by investigators.

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📰 Stolen Military Vehicle Arrests
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Matt Garrick
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Topics

Darwin Ford Northern Territory Ranger Wadeye

Subjects

Darwin GPE · 2× Ford PERSON · 2× Wadeye GPE · 2× Australian Defence Force ORG · 1× Northern Territory GPE · 1×

Narrative

Investigators found the stolen Ford Ranger in the remote NT community of Wadeye yesterday.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-17
2026-09-17 · ABC News (AU)
Police arrest three men in Wadeye over stolen Darwin RAAF base vehicle · mixed framing

Claims (2 extracted, 1 hedged)

NT Police arrest three men in Wadeye after Ford Ranger stolen from RAAF Base Darwin In short: Northern Territory Police have arrested three men following an alleged crime spree using a vehicle stolen from Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin earlier this week. Police allege a man unlawfully entered the base on Monday, where he allegedly assaulted an Australian Defence Force member and stole a security vehicle. uncertain
he → arrest → vehicle
Investigators found the stolen Ford Ranger in the remote NT community of Wadeye yesterday. asserted
Investigators → find → Wadeye
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