South Australian Police Head to Alice Springs for Curfew Back-Up

Police said calm had been restored to Alice Springs and just three young people were removed from the CBD on April 4 evening—down from 25 on March 31.

A view of the town of Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory on October 13, 2013 Greg Wood/AFP via Getty Images

Children caught out at night in Alice Springs could be dealt with by South Australian police after the Northern Territory government called in interstate reinforcements to manage an ongoing youth curfew.

Assistant Police Commissioner Martin Dole told reporters the extra police had been brought in to “gradually relieve” some of the NT police in Alice Springs.