Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro has endorsed the Police Commissioner's decision to seek support from South Australia Police to back in our hardworking Territory police.
"I have always said we will do whatever it takes to keep Territorians safe," said Mrs Finocchiaro.
"For eight years, Labor turned its back on NT police and allowed crime to escalate to crisis levels with Territorians paying the price for Labor's failures.
"Our hardworking police have gone to extraordinary lengths to support community safety despite all of the challenges they have faced, and our government has stepped in to urgently give them the powers and support they need because we have their back.
"We have been explicitly clear that every measure is on the table to make the Territory a safe place, and I endorse Commissioner Murphy's decision to request police from SA.
"This is an opportunity to give our hardworking frontline police some additional support as we continue to put Territorians' right to be safe at the forefront of everything we do.
"We make no apologies for doing whatever it takes to keep Territorians safe."
South Australia Police will send four deployments - each deployment involving 10 officers - to Alice Springs.
The first eight-day rotation of officers is expected to leave Adelaide on Monday 6 January and be sworn in as officers of the Northern Territory Police Force.
It is expected the deployment will end in early February.
