Curfew Fails to Wipe out Youth Crime Wave in Red Centre

Arrests were made and more than 50 weapons were seized including spears, axes and clubs.

A general view of the Alice Springs Police Station in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, on Sept. 4, 2022. AAP Image/Aaron Bunch

Alice Springs continues to be hit by youth crime days after an emergency curfew was slapped on the under-siege central Australian town.

Several youths allegedly burgled a house on Thursday night, March 28, armed with a weapon and screwdriver, Northern Territory Police Commissioner Michael Murphy said.