A 14-year-old girl stabbed a police officer in Darwin City after allegedly assaulting a security guard and causing damage at a shopping center on Smith Street. The incident occurred around 4:30 PM when the girl was tracked to Cavenagh Street where she and two other teens, aged 16 and 13, were apprehended; one of them fled but later surrendered without further incidents. NT Police Commissioner Martin Dole emphasized that police officers should not face workplace violence, calling the stabbing "unacceptable." Strike Force Trident is investigating the case with potential charges pending.
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On Monday afternoon, a 14-year-old girl allegedly stabbed a police officer in Darwin City, Australia, causing non-life threatening injuries to his upper arm and chest. She had previously assaulted a security guard and damaged property inside a shopping centre on Smith Street before the stabbing incident. The girl was tracked via CCTV to nearby Cavenagh Street, where she was found with two other teens – a 16-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl. As officers approached, the 16-year-old fled, while the 14-year-old allegedly produced a kitchen knife and attacked the officer; she was then tasered and arrested at the scene. NT Police Commissioner Martin Dole called the attack "unacceptable." The injured officer was taken to Royal Darwin Hospital, with another incident involving property damage and theft of a bicycle in Katherine South days prior being reported by police.
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A 14-year-old girl has allegedly stabbed a police officer in Darwin City before being tasered and arrested at the scene yesterday.
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The police officer was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries to his upper arm and chest, a spokesperson said, with Commissioner Martin Dole describing the attack as "unacceptable".
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The spokesperson said NT Police first received reports the girl had assaulted a security guard and damaged items inside a shopping centre on Smith Street, just before 4:30pm.
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She was tracked through CCTV to nearby Cavenagh Street, where police located her with a 16-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl.
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"As officers approached the group, the boy allegedly pushed past them and fled," the police spokesperson said.
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"The 14-year-old girl allegedly produced a kitchen knife and struck an officer, causing injuries to his upper arm and chest."
The police spokesperson said a taser was deployed and the 14-year-old girl was arrested at the scene.
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"The injured officer was assessed by St John Ambulance and taken to Royal Darwin Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries," they said.
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"CCTV operators continued to track the other two youths through the CBD.
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"Police established a cordon around a Tomaris Court unit complex, where both were located and arrested without incident."
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NT Police Commissioner Martin Dole said police officers should be able to respond to calls for help without being attacked.
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"No one should have to face violence at work, whether they are a police officer, a security guard or anyone else," he said.
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"This was a serious incident, and I'm relieved the officer's injuries are not life-threatening."
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The police spokesperson said Strike Force Trident is continuing to investigate, and charges are yet to be laid.
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"Anyone who witnessed the incident and has not yet spoken to police is urged to call 131 444 and quote reference number NTP2600092013," they said.
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Spate of youth crime in Top End
The incident is the latest in a string of offences allegedly committed by youths in the NT's Top End.
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Earlier this month, police arrested two boys — aged 8 and 11 — after two Darwin CBD businesses were held-up at knifepoint.
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Authorities said the pair had been wearing balaclavas when a worker at the Zambrero restaurant on Mitchell Street was threatened with a knife, alleging the boys then held up staff at a hotel on Cavenagh Street.
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In another incident yesterday, police arrested a 12-year-old boy "following four separate incidents in Katherine over a 36-hour period".
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In a statement, NT Police said a man was jogging along the Victoria Highway on Sunday night when "a group of youths" allegedly attacked him.
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"A group of youths proceeded to harass the male, throwing various items at him before a 12-year-old male allegedly brandished a weapon and verbally threatened him," the statement said.
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Police said the victim was taken to Katherine Hospital with minor injuries.
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On Monday afternoon, CCTV captured the same boy damaging property inside a Katherine shopping centre, with police alleging he later entered two separate residences in Katherine South where he also damaged property and stole a bicycle.
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He then allegedly entered a residence in Katherine East on Tuesday morning, according to NT Police.
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Strike Force Cerberus arrested the boy and he was taken into custody at the Katherine Watch House, with investigations continuing.
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