Northern Territory Police have arrested and charged a youth in relation to a number of unlawful entries on Saturday morning in Rapid Creek.
A 17-year-old male allegedly unlawfully entered a property at around 5:30am and began going through a freezer before fleeing after being confronted by a 13-year-old occupant. The family quickly contacted police, who were in attendance when at around 6:15am they received a call from a woman who reported the alleged offender going through containers at the back of her residence in Rapid Creek.
Upon arrival at the second location, police arrested the youth, who was found to be in possession of a number of tools and an edged weapon.
Detectives from Strike Force Trident later charged him with:
- 1 x Aggravated unlawful entry - dwelling / occupied / armed
- 1 x Stealing
- 1 x Armed with offensive weapon in public
- 1 x Unlawfully possess property
- 1 x Fail to comply with youth court order
He was remanded to appear before court today.
