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Police say Alice Springs machete robberies may be linked
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Police are investigating potential links between four robberies in which some residents were allegedly threatened in their homes with weapons.

NT Police are investigating if there could be a link between four "horrific" robberies in Alice Springs at the weekend. Alice Springs resident Taylah Starr was sitting in her home late Saturday, her two young kids tucked in bed, when her partner dashed past with a baseball bat.

In incidents about 15 minutes apart, a group of three males allegedly broke into two separate homes in Eastside and Braitling in the early hours of Saturday. They said one of the males was allegedly armed with an edged weapon, threatening the single occupant before stealing personal belongings and fleeing.

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