Northern Territory Police are calling for witnesses to a violent assault on four off-duty police officers in Alice Springs to come forward amid another potential snap lockdown in the crime-plagued city.
Three female and one male officer were attacked by a gang of male youths while walking along the Todd River walkway near the Stott Terrace bridge at about 2:15 am on Sunday morning.
One female was pulled to the ground and had her bag stolen, while another female was punched in the face and kicked multiple times and had her mobile phone taken.The male officer was also punched and kicked multiple times by the gang of youths. Two of the female victims were later transported to Alice Springs Hospital for treatment of minor wounds sustained in the attack.
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