Update Stealing Alice Springs

Police have arrested a man who was involved in three separate incidents of stealing over the weekend.

Police received reports of food and vehicle theft by a man from a service station on Larapinta Drive on Saturday around 6:30pm, Northern Territory Police say

It will be alleged the same man stole a second vehicle from a residence in East Side around 2pm on Sunday before stealing a third vehicle from a Flynn Drive Shopping Centre shortly after.

Police have recovered all three vehicles.

The man has been charged with:

  • Stealing x 3
  • Unlawful Use of a Motor Vehicle x 2
  • Obtain Benefit by Deception x 3
  • Driving a Motor vehicle Unlicensed x 2
  • Driving a motor vehicle uninsured x 2
  • Driving a motor vehicle unregistered x 2
  • Unlawful Use of a motor vehicle causing injury x1
  • Drive in a dangerous manner x 1
  • Fail to report a crash x 1
  • Not stop after a crash x 1
  • Recklessly endangering a life x 1

He is scheduled to appear before the Alice Springs Local Court today.

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