A senior police officer in the Northern Territory has been charged with dozens of offences including perverting the course of justice, in relation to a major crash investigation launched in February.
A senior police officer in the Northern Territory has been charged with dozens of offences, including perverting the course of justice, in relation to a major crash investigation launched in February.A senior NT police officer was arrested yesterday and a search warrant executed at his home
Acting Deputy Police Commissioner Michael White says there is no link to recent charges laid against two separate NT police officersNT Acting Deputy Police Commissioner, Michael White, said a 47-year-old officer was arrested yesterday and charged with 31 offences relating to "unlawful access of data [and] sharing of that data", as well as "damaging evidence in relation to an investigation".
Acting Deputy Commissioner White said the officer was arrested yesterday morning by detectives in the major crash unit "as he was entering the workplace".Acting Senior Sergeant Mellon was a long-serving member of the Northern Territory's elite Tactical Response Group, the unit responsible for high-profile tactical arrests including of Darwin mass shooter, Ben Hoffman, in 2019.In 2019, he was recognised in the Australia Day Honours list with an Australian Police Medal.
He said NT Police will allege the officer "undermined the integrity of the Northern Territory Police and the community of the Northern Territory".NT acting deputy commissioner of operations and road safety Michael White speaking at a press conference in Darwin.NT Police Commissioner Jamie Chalker did not attend the press conference.
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