Alcohol bans in the NT are having a “positive effect” as the police demand they be extended.

Police are calling for an extension of the two-day-a-week takeout ban in Northern Territory communities because it’s having a “positive effect,” says Sky News Darwin bureau chief Matt Cunningham.

“People are also concerned about the ongoing and possibly growing cases of car break-ins and theft,” he told Sky News anchor Sharri Markson.

“Eight cars were stolen in one night.

“We are far from solving the problems in Alice Springs.”