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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