Sergeant Glen Anthony HuitsonPrint Page 
The monument was erected in memory of policeman Sergeant Glen Anthony Huitson who was shot and killed while on duty in 1999. A formal roadside memorial cross is also located on the corner of Stuart Highway and Old Bynoe Road.
Huitson, 38, was shot dead at a roadblock at the intersection of Stuart Highway and Old Bynoe Road, Acacia, 55 kilometres south of Darwin in 1999. After an hour-long shooting rampage, gunman Rodney William Ansell - said to be the man on whom Paul Hogan's Crocodile Dundee character was based - shot Huitson in his side. A gun battle followed in which Ansell, 44, was shot dead by Huitson's partner, Constable Jamie O'Brien. Huitson died in the Royal Darwin Hospital an hour later.
Location
| Address: | Old Bynoe Road, Livingstone, 0822 |
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| State: | NT |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -12.753991 Long: 131.097619 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | People |
| Sub-Theme: | Crime |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 03-August-1999 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 03-August-1999 |
Dedication
Plaque :
In Memory of
SERGEANT GLEN ANTHONY HUITSON
BM VA * 1520
Aged 37 Years
Member Of The Northern Territory Police Force
1987 -1999
Sergeant Huitson Died On 3 August 1999 As A Result Of Gun Shot Wounds Received In The Execution Of His Duty Whilst Manning A Roadblock On The Stuart Highway Near This Site
"A Great Part Of Courage Is The Courage Of Having Done The Thing Before" Ralph Waldo Emerson
Plaque :
The POLICEMAN FROM THE BUSH
Glen Huitson was a family man A fine Policeman too. He loved the job, his colleagues, and was just like me and you. Respected in all walks of life no matter who he met. You could meet a million people in your life, but Glen you won`t forget. He touched the hearts of all he met. And many he had not. The Territory came to a halt the day poor Glen was shot. His memory will never fade, he`s always in our hearts. A Territory icon, he will always be a part. The people came from miles-n-miles, and other countries too. All here to pay their last respects, to the Copper they all knew. The N.T. Aborigines gave him a secret name, it is whispered now with great respect, from sea to desert plains. There is a moral to this sad story, to which you can relate. There are many more out there like Glen, please respect them "They`re your mates"
Plaque :
In memory of Sergeant Glen Huitson
'A Bush Copper'
Killed in the line of duty near this site on the 3rd August 1999, protecting our community
Litchfield Shire Council
Cross :
Sergeant Glen Anthony Huitson
Gunned down whilst on duty
3rd August 1999.
