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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Yesterday we heard from Northern Territory Police. They were calling
for information after an aggravated robbery occurrerding Catherine on Tuesday
morning about two point thirty in the morning, police received
reports that two youths had allegedly entered a residence on
Lucy Street and stole a set of vehicle keys before
attempting to steal a vehicle parked in the driveway. Those
(00:20):
youths were confronted by a neighbor and allegedly assaulted her
before fleeing the scene on foot. Now joining me on
the line is Joe Hersey, the COLP member for Catherine.
Good morning to you, Joe.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Good morning Katie, and good morning listeners.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Joe, have you spoken to the victim about that incident
in particular?
Speaker 3 (00:39):
I mean, it sounds terrible.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
Then the neighbor's gone and tried to intervene and ended
up being assaulted.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Yeah, Katie, I haven't spoken to that particular victim, but
there are so many victims in Catherine at the moment.
It is just quite sickening and I am so cross
that we have just been hung out to dry here
with not enough police to get around and attend all
these break ins and assaults. It is people are just
(01:06):
at their wits end. They have had a gut full.
I've been outdoor knocking and I mean five people that
I've come across have not even bothered reporting. So that
is an issue in itself that people are so despondent
with what is actually going on that they are not
even reporting the crimes that are being committed.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
So what kind of crimes have been committed against them
those five people that haven't even bothered reporting it to police.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
House breakings, break into businesses last night, the am said
bank was broken into, the door pushed in. You know,
anglic Care was broken into twice last night, and I
think they have actually been broken into about three times,
four times in the last week or so, a couple
(01:52):
of weeks. It's just it really is shocking. I mean,
you know, we're talking about businesses closing down and whatnot.
Carry At the beauty Bar closed down because she had
had numerous break ins over an eighteen month period, and
you know, business cannot sustain this kind of level of
(02:14):
angst mental health, and it really affected her physically and mentally.
You know, the business owner, you know, it takes time
in fixing up all these break ins Regent Court again,
they're closing down soon. They've had five break ins in
three weeks and they've spoken to those business owners. They're
(02:35):
just they are absolutely at their wits end.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Jo, Why do you think this is happening?
Speaker 1 (02:40):
You touched on the fact that you said that there's
not enough police there. Do you feel as though those
resources have been diverted to other locations or what do
you think has happened?
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Well, whether they've been diverted or not, the amount of
people leaving are not being replaced. And I know for
a long time the police have been asking for extra
support here in Catherine. We don't have any police on
bottle shops anymore. That's causing a real problem. And so
you know there's a lot of anti social behavior happening
(03:14):
out on the street.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
It's not good.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
From those breakings, From those breakings overnight, you said the
A and Z bank broken into as well as Angler Care.
Was there a lot of damage? What can you tell
us from those ones?
Speaker 2 (03:29):
So Angler Care had two breakings last night and it's
five in two weeks that they've had. They've stolen car keys,
they've stolen you know, other bits and pieces that inside
A and Z bank last night. The door was just
pushed in. I'm not sure if they actually got in
(03:49):
or not. A government vehicle was stolen that was caught
by a police. But the amount of crime and anti
social behavior that is going on in Catherine at the moment,
I've never seen anything like it. It's wow, like it's
the Three for All. When I left work very late
last night, there was a lot of youth on the
(04:11):
streets and I'm going to put it out there and
I know that you know people, it's something that people
like to talk about, but I'm not sure whether it
is a good thing or not. It does give police
a reprieve, but people are calling out on social media
for a curfew and even my husband who's born here,
said time for a curfew.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
Yeah right, Catherine.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
So you do you think it's really reached that point
in Catherine at the moment, Joe, I'll go out on.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
A limb and say, yes, I do, Katie, I do.
Because we don't have enough police to tend to all
of their breakings and things that are going on. You know,
five of our police got sent to the fast track
course that they've just had. I've heard we've got sixteen
coming back. Yep, but that's only five of those ones
(05:00):
coming back. In that time five have left, so you know,
really we're only talking about an extra five or six
police when in actual fact, I know when I've spoken
to them, you need they said we need twenty five
extra police to actually be able to do their job. Katie.
This is twenty five to just do their job, to
(05:21):
do the policing that is asked of them on a
day to day basis. Jo.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
I mean some people listening, some listening this morning, might
be thinking to themselves. Look in Alice Springs. You know,
it had reached the point where there was literally people
writing in the street before the Northern Territory government decided
to implement a curfew. Do you think do you think
it's bad enough to be doing that?
Speaker 2 (05:47):
I do think, I mean, I do think it's bad enough.
But the thing is, why do we have to wait
till everyone gets to tipping point? The jet that left
Regent Court the other night had a rock thrown in
his car. He stopped and confronted the person. Now everyone
will be saying, well, he should have kept on going,
But that's how angry people are, Katie. They are pissed off. Ye, silly,
(06:11):
but nothing is happening, and then he goes to confront
the guy and the guy has a knife.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
Yeah, oh my goodness.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
It is just this. There is more and more incidents
of knife people having found knives are found on their person.
Just one of those incidents last night at Anglicare. One
of my staff actually lived next door. One of those
people had a knife.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
Oh wow.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Fortunately her husband didn't do anything because it just.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Well, you don't know what the consequence is going to be.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
That's exactly right. Well, Joe, look, we we.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Have to wait till everyone is at the end of
their teather and going to take things into their own
hands before this inept incompetence law LA government gives us
some more bloody police here.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
I think it's a fair point to make. And look,
we are just about to catch with the police minister.
So I will put that to him, Joe before I
let you go this morning.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
Just on that we're talking to him, ask him if
he's going to respond to the seven emails that he
still hasn't responded to me from the second of January. Like,
Brent Potter, get on and respond to your emails. It
is absolutely ridiculous.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
Joe, before I let you go this morning, lots of
promises being made by everybody, the COLP, the ALP, and
the lead into the Northern Territory election that's.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
Just fifty eight days away.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
Well, the CLP announcing that you can save an average
of around one hundred dollars on two cars and two
licenses with the announcement they've made this morning about that
freeze with well, you guys have made this morning on
the freeze of car registrations. Why do you reckon this
is the way to go?
Speaker 2 (07:48):
Well, I think it's a great way to go, Katie,
because the cost are living. We know that that is
one of the things that is affecting people across the territory.
And by putting our freeze on car registration the twelve
months and driver's licenses free for a year, we'll give families,
you know, some cost of living relief. And I know
that also we have the you know, cost of living
(08:12):
relief with introducing the new three year registration options for
trailers as well under seven hundred and fifty kilos, so
that you know, these are all things that families use
whether they're going to the dump, driving to work. You
know getting in their car every single day. There needs
to be more cost of living relief coming out and
we will in the coming weeks. We will have more
(08:34):
cost of living relief for families across the territory leading
into the election. As you said, fifty seven days.
Speaker 3 (08:41):
Away, Joe, we better leave it there.
Speaker 1 (08:44):
Really appreciate your time this morning, and yeah, it sounds
terrible some of what's going on there in Catherine. I
appreciate you having a chat with me about it this morning.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
Thanks Katie. Thank you listeners, and make sure you ask
Brent Potter, the policemeners and some hard questions on lens.
Speaker 1 (09:00):
Stick to my job, you stick to yours, but yes,
definitely I will ask him.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
Thank you. Thanks Joe,
Yesterday we heard from Northern Territory Police. They were calling
for information after an aggravated robbery occurrerding Catherine on Tuesday
morning about two point thirty in the morning, police received
reports that two youths had allegedly entered a residence on
Lucy Street and stole a set of vehicle keys before
attempting to steal a vehicle parked in the driveway. Those
(00:20):
youths were confronted by a neighbor and allegedly assaulted her
before fleeing the scene on foot. Now joining me on
the line is Joe Hersey, the COLP member for Catherine.
Good morning to you, Joe.
Speaker 2 (00:33):
Good morning Katie, and good morning listeners.
Speaker 1 (00:35):
Joe, have you spoken to the victim about that incident
in particular?
Speaker 3 (00:39):
I mean, it sounds terrible.
Speaker 1 (00:41):
Then the neighbor's gone and tried to intervene and ended
up being assaulted.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
Yeah, Katie, I haven't spoken to that particular victim, but
there are so many victims in Catherine at the moment.
It is just quite sickening and I am so cross
that we have just been hung out to dry here
with not enough police to get around and attend all
these break ins and assaults. It is people are just
(01:06):
at their wits end. They have had a gut full.
I've been outdoor knocking and I mean five people that
I've come across have not even bothered reporting. So that
is an issue in itself that people are so despondent
with what is actually going on that they are not
even reporting the crimes that are being committed.
Speaker 1 (01:24):
So what kind of crimes have been committed against them
those five people that haven't even bothered reporting it to police.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
House breakings, break into businesses last night, the am said
bank was broken into, the door pushed in. You know,
anglic Care was broken into twice last night, and I
think they have actually been broken into about three times,
four times in the last week or so, a couple
(01:52):
of weeks. It's just it really is shocking. I mean,
you know, we're talking about businesses closing down and whatnot.
Carry At the beauty Bar closed down because she had
had numerous break ins over an eighteen month period, and
you know, business cannot sustain this kind of level of
(02:14):
angst mental health, and it really affected her physically and mentally.
You know, the business owner, you know, it takes time
in fixing up all these break ins Regent Court again,
they're closing down soon. They've had five break ins in
three weeks and they've spoken to those business owners. They're
(02:35):
just they are absolutely at their wits end.
Speaker 3 (02:38):
Jo, Why do you think this is happening?
Speaker 1 (02:40):
You touched on the fact that you said that there's
not enough police there. Do you feel as though those
resources have been diverted to other locations or what do
you think has happened?
Speaker 2 (02:49):
Well, whether they've been diverted or not, the amount of
people leaving are not being replaced. And I know for
a long time the police have been asking for extra
support here in Catherine. We don't have any police on
bottle shops anymore. That's causing a real problem. And so
you know there's a lot of anti social behavior happening
(03:14):
out on the street.
Speaker 3 (03:16):
It's not good.
Speaker 2 (03:18):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (03:19):
From those breakings, From those breakings overnight, you said the
A and Z bank broken into as well as Angler Care.
Was there a lot of damage? What can you tell
us from those ones?
Speaker 2 (03:29):
So Angler Care had two breakings last night and it's
five in two weeks that they've had. They've stolen car keys,
they've stolen you know, other bits and pieces that inside
A and Z bank last night. The door was just
pushed in. I'm not sure if they actually got in
(03:49):
or not. A government vehicle was stolen that was caught
by a police. But the amount of crime and anti
social behavior that is going on in Catherine at the moment,
I've never seen anything like it. It's wow, like it's
the Three for All. When I left work very late
last night, there was a lot of youth on the
(04:11):
streets and I'm going to put it out there and
I know that you know people, it's something that people
like to talk about, but I'm not sure whether it
is a good thing or not. It does give police
a reprieve, but people are calling out on social media
for a curfew and even my husband who's born here,
said time for a curfew.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
Yeah right, Catherine.
Speaker 1 (04:33):
So you do you think it's really reached that point
in Catherine at the moment, Joe, I'll go out on.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
A limb and say, yes, I do, Katie, I do.
Because we don't have enough police to tend to all
of their breakings and things that are going on. You know,
five of our police got sent to the fast track
course that they've just had. I've heard we've got sixteen
coming back. Yep, but that's only five of those ones
(05:00):
coming back. In that time five have left, so you know,
really we're only talking about an extra five or six
police when in actual fact, I know when I've spoken
to them, you need they said we need twenty five
extra police to actually be able to do their job. Katie.
This is twenty five to just do their job, to
(05:21):
do the policing that is asked of them on a
day to day basis. Jo.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
I mean some people listening, some listening this morning, might
be thinking to themselves. Look in Alice Springs. You know,
it had reached the point where there was literally people
writing in the street before the Northern Territory government decided
to implement a curfew. Do you think do you think
it's bad enough to be doing that?
Speaker 2 (05:47):
I do think, I mean, I do think it's bad enough.
But the thing is, why do we have to wait
till everyone gets to tipping point? The jet that left
Regent Court the other night had a rock thrown in
his car. He stopped and confronted the person. Now everyone
will be saying, well, he should have kept on going,
But that's how angry people are, Katie. They are pissed off. Ye, silly,
(06:11):
but nothing is happening, and then he goes to confront
the guy and the guy has a knife.
Speaker 3 (06:16):
Yeah, oh my goodness.
Speaker 2 (06:18):
It is just this. There is more and more incidents
of knife people having found knives are found on their person.
Just one of those incidents last night at Anglicare. One
of my staff actually lived next door. One of those
people had a knife.
Speaker 3 (06:36):
Oh wow.
Speaker 2 (06:37):
Fortunately her husband didn't do anything because it just.
Speaker 1 (06:41):
Well, you don't know what the consequence is going to be.
Speaker 3 (06:43):
That's exactly right. Well, Joe, look, we we.
Speaker 2 (06:46):
Have to wait till everyone is at the end of
their teather and going to take things into their own
hands before this inept incompetence law LA government gives us
some more bloody police here.
Speaker 1 (06:57):
I think it's a fair point to make. And look,
we are just about to catch with the police minister.
So I will put that to him, Joe before I
let you go this morning.
Speaker 2 (07:04):
Just on that we're talking to him, ask him if
he's going to respond to the seven emails that he
still hasn't responded to me from the second of January. Like,
Brent Potter, get on and respond to your emails. It
is absolutely ridiculous.
Speaker 1 (07:19):
Joe, before I let you go this morning, lots of
promises being made by everybody, the COLP, the ALP, and
the lead into the Northern Territory election that's.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
Just fifty eight days away.
Speaker 1 (07:30):
Well, the CLP announcing that you can save an average
of around one hundred dollars on two cars and two
licenses with the announcement they've made this morning about that
freeze with well, you guys have made this morning on
the freeze of car registrations. Why do you reckon this
is the way to go?
Speaker 2 (07:48):
Well, I think it's a great way to go, Katie,
because the cost are living. We know that that is
one of the things that is affecting people across the territory.
And by putting our freeze on car registration the twelve
months and driver's licenses free for a year, we'll give families,
you know, some cost of living relief. And I know
that also we have the you know, cost of living
(08:12):
relief with introducing the new three year registration options for
trailers as well under seven hundred and fifty kilos, so
that you know, these are all things that families use
whether they're going to the dump, driving to work. You
know getting in their car every single day. There needs
to be more cost of living relief coming out and
we will in the coming weeks. We will have more
(08:34):
cost of living relief for families across the territory leading
into the election. As you said, fifty seven days.
Speaker 3 (08:41):
Away, Joe, we better leave it there.
Speaker 1 (08:44):
Really appreciate your time this morning, and yeah, it sounds
terrible some of what's going on there in Catherine. I
appreciate you having a chat with me about it this morning.
Speaker 2 (08:52):
Thanks Katie. Thank you listeners, and make sure you ask
Brent Potter, the policemeners and some hard questions on lens.
Speaker 1 (09:00):
Stick to my job, you stick to yours, but yes,
definitely I will ask him.
Speaker 3 (09:03):
Thank you. Thanks Joe,
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