‘Something catastrophic is going to happen’: Katherine mayor on car theft spike | ABC NEWS

A recent spike in crime in a small Northern Territory town has residents worried, and police busy with children as young as seven stealing cars and some left injured as a result of the crimes.

The local mayor wants the NT Chief Minister to come up with a plan to tackle the problem but that call has so far gone unanswered. James Elton has this report for ABC News Northern Territory.

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