Eleven youths and two adults have been arrested in relation to multiple separate stolen motor vehicle incidents early this morning.
Between 12:30am and 12:45am, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received reports of a white Toyota Landcruiser utility and grey Nissan Navara dual cab driving dangerously through Stuart Park. The offending utilities allegedly hit several parked cars while hooning through the area.
Police conducted patrols throughout the area; however, the vehicles were unable to be located.
Around 2:30am, in a separate incident, CCTV operators observed a white Toyota Landcruiser Station Wagon, that was stolen from an address in the city, travel to Wagaman and stop on Vanderlin Drive. Five occupants exited the Landcruiser and allegedly attempted to steal a second vehicle that was parked out the front of a residence.
Police attended and arrested three of the five offenders with two offenders fleeing the scene on foot.
Around 4am in separate incident, police received reports of a white Toyota Landcruiser utility driving through Zuccoli before stopping on Scobie Street. Six youths exited the vehicle and allegedly jumped the fence to multiple nearby properties.
Strike Force Trident and Dog Operations Unit coordinated a response during which they located and arrested the six youths from surrounding streets. The Landcruiser was confirmed to be stolen from an address in Johnston.
At just after 7am, Adelaide River Police responded to reports of a crashed silver Nissan Navara on the Stuart Highway just north of the township. This vehicle was confirmed to be stolen from Stuart Park with the two adults and two youths being arrested at the scene and conveyed to Royal Darwin Hospital for treatment to non-life-threatening injuries.
In a separate incident, a fourth group of alleged offenders travelled in a stolen Toyota Hiace from Wadeye to Darwin where they stole a white Landcruiser utility and a white Toyota Hilux in Cullen Bay. Strike Force Trident have since located the Toyota Hilux abandoned in Moulden and the Toyota Hiace abandoned in the Darwin CBD. The Toyota Landcrusier utility and the offenders remain outstanding.
Investigations into all the incidents remain ongoing and police do not believe the four incidents are linked.
Senior Sergeant Dale Motter-Barnard said, "While we have made multiple arrests across each of these incidents, our work continues.
"The individuals involved in the crash are lucky that they did not kill themselves or others on the road.
"The complete disregard of their own safety and the safety of others is beyond disappointing.
"We will continue to investigate and bring those responsible before the courts."
