http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2013/10/20/326366_ntnews.html
TWO teenage boys have been arrested and charged 54 times over a rampant crime spree across Darwin.
NT Police duty superintendent Daniel Shean said the Palmerston pair, aged 13 and 14, began their weekend jaunt some time after 11pm on Friday.
The pair broke into several homes and allegedly stole three cars including a $120,000 BMW and broke into homes in Nightcliff and Woolner.
Police allegedly spotted the pair driving the BMW on Chung Wah Tce in Palmerston at 9.20am on Saturday.
The police gave chase but called it off for safety reasons.
Superintendent Shean said chasing a stolen car into the CBD at that time would have put the safety of the public at risk as that is when people are out shopping and there are plenty of pedestrians about. But police put a description out and the car was reported abandoned near Casuarina Shopping Centre about an hour later.
Police found the boys walking around in the shopping centre and arrested them.
Superintendent Shean said the teenagers would now being held in police custody and have been charged with a total of 54 offences between them.
He said the teenagers would now being held in police custody and have been charged with a total of 54 offences between them.
Investigations are continuing and further arrests and the recovery of stolen property is anticipated, he said.
A total of $196,000 worth of property was stolen during the spree, police allege.
More details in tomorrow's NT News...
TWO teenage boys have been arrested and charged 54 times over a rampant crime spree across Darwin.
NT Police duty superintendent Daniel Shean said the Palmerston pair, aged 13 and 14, began their weekend jaunt some time after 11pm on Friday.
The pair broke into several homes and allegedly stole three cars including a $120,000 BMW and broke into homes in Nightcliff and Woolner.
Police allegedly spotted the pair driving the BMW on Chung Wah Tce in Palmerston at 9.20am on Saturday.
The police gave chase but called it off for safety reasons.
Superintendent Shean said chasing a stolen car into the CBD at that time would have put the safety of the public at risk as that is when people are out shopping and there are plenty of pedestrians about. But police put a description out and the car was reported abandoned near Casuarina Shopping Centre about an hour later.
Police found the boys walking around in the shopping centre and arrested them.
Superintendent Shean said the teenagers would now being held in police custody and have been charged with a total of 54 offences between them.
He said the teenagers would now being held in police custody and have been charged with a total of 54 offences between them.
Investigations are continuing and further arrests and the recovery of stolen property is anticipated, he said.
A total of $196,000 worth of property was stolen during the spree, police allege.
More details in tomorrow's NT News...




