From a young Alice Springs boy wearing a police officer's cap to being named as the Northern Territory's new police commissioner, Martin Dole has come a long way.

In his 29th year in the NT Police Force, the new commissioner walks into the top job with a lifetime of community service to the territory, where he was born and raised.

But the road ahead also holds significant challenges.

Rebuilding a fractured force that has churned through four police commissioners in 10 years, with one jailed , one sacked and another nudged into early retirement — the fourth retiring last week after heading up the Australian Federal Police since 2019.

A police force that has recently faced scrutiny over its treatment of Aboriginal people who come into contact with the law, including allegations

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