Patra Caesar
06-03-2005, 06:56
Some of you may remember the Riots and Raids in Australia thread (http://forums.jolt.co.uk/showthread.php?t=402580) from just a few days ago. However it seems that the problem still has not abated. There have been more confrontations and more arrests made of young people clashing with police. 150 youths clashed with a police unit in the early morning at Darling Harbour. Source (http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,12459703-2,00.html)
Youths bring terror to streets
March 06, 2005
NUMEROUS police and a have-a-go hero have been attacked in violent incidents involving rampaging gangs of youths in three cities across the country.
In Sydney, angry crowds pelted police with bottles in two separate incidents in the city's west and the city centre.
The most serious attack was in Darling Harbour, where more than 150 youths attacked a street policing unit just after 1.30am (AEDT) today.
In Perth, police were pelted with rocks and bottles as they moved in to break up one of two out-of-control parties in the suburbs of Perth.
Officers in riot gear broke up a crowd of about 250 drunken youths gathering for a birthday party at a hall in High Wycombe in the Perth foothills at 10.30pm (WST) last night.
And in Adelaide, a man is in hospital with serious head injuries today after being bashed during a rampage by a group of youths on a suburban street.
Police said the man, in his 50s, had been attacked with a piece of wood when he tried to stop the mob vandalising property in the Pennington area around 1am (CDT).
The Sydney incidents sparked complaints from New South Wales Opposition Leader John Brogden that a "softly, softly" approach by police to last week's Macquarie Fields riots in the city had sparked a widespread culture of lawlessness.
Mr Brogden said the overnight trouble in St Clair and Darling Harbour were evidence the Government had a problem with how it dealt with civil unrest.
"The situation's now moved to such a state of farce ... where other groups of young men think 'well, we'll give it a go because we can get away with it'," he said.
But Premier Bob Carr rejected the Opposition's claims, saying police had reacted with appropriate measures from the first moment in Macquarie Fields and refusing calls for a parliamentary inquiry.
At Darling Harbour early today, police were forced to call for back-up, and it took about 30 minutes to bring the crowd under control.
Three men were arrested near the Imax Theatre after the crowd dispersed about 2am (AEDT).
They have been charged by police, but details were not immediately available.
One juvenile was arrested for offensive language, and five other people were taken into custody and removed from the area.
Meanwhile, four people were charged after two police vehicles were pelted with bottles at St Clair in Sydney's west.
St Marys Police were called to Dobell Circuit about 10.30pm last night after complaints about a noisy party and drunken youths in the street.
When they arrived they were surrounded by people throwing bottles. The windscreen of one police car was smashed.
The officers called for assistance, and crews from neighbouring commands attended the scene.
Police said the crowd was broken up in about 30 minutes, but smaller groups continued to cause problems in the area for some time.
Two youths aged 17 and two men aged 19 and 20 have been charged with offences including affray, malicious damage, resisting police and offensive language.
The two adults are to appear in Penrith Local Court on March 29 and the two youths in Cobham Children's Court on March 30. All were allowed bail.
In Perth, a police officer received minor injuries after being hit in the leg with a beer bottle in the High Wycombe incident, while the rear window of a police car was also smashed.
"Bottles were being broken, cars were doing burnouts, police were then pelted with rocks and bottles and riot teams were assembled to control the situation," said police spokesman Garry Kosovich.
He said the crowd eventually dispersed, but four youths had been charged as a result.
An hour later, police cars had to be deployed to break up another drunken crowd at a party in Greenmount.
About 200 youths had spilled onto the roadway from a house and were acting in an unruly manner.
It took police an hour to control the crowd and break up the party, but no arrests were made.
In Adelaide, the man who confronted vandals was found by police near Fox Street and Northgate Street and was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
He was then transferred to Royal Adelaide Hospital with injuries described as "very serious".
"He came out of his house to confront these people. There's a lot of damage in the street - smashed windows on cars and houses," a police spokeswoman said. Police are still unsure how many people were involved in the incident, but have described one alleged offender as a male Caucasian in his late teens or early 20s and around 180-182cm tall.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police.
Youths bring terror to streets
March 06, 2005
NUMEROUS police and a have-a-go hero have been attacked in violent incidents involving rampaging gangs of youths in three cities across the country.
In Sydney, angry crowds pelted police with bottles in two separate incidents in the city's west and the city centre.
The most serious attack was in Darling Harbour, where more than 150 youths attacked a street policing unit just after 1.30am (AEDT) today.
In Perth, police were pelted with rocks and bottles as they moved in to break up one of two out-of-control parties in the suburbs of Perth.
Officers in riot gear broke up a crowd of about 250 drunken youths gathering for a birthday party at a hall in High Wycombe in the Perth foothills at 10.30pm (WST) last night.
And in Adelaide, a man is in hospital with serious head injuries today after being bashed during a rampage by a group of youths on a suburban street.
Police said the man, in his 50s, had been attacked with a piece of wood when he tried to stop the mob vandalising property in the Pennington area around 1am (CDT).
The Sydney incidents sparked complaints from New South Wales Opposition Leader John Brogden that a "softly, softly" approach by police to last week's Macquarie Fields riots in the city had sparked a widespread culture of lawlessness.
Mr Brogden said the overnight trouble in St Clair and Darling Harbour were evidence the Government had a problem with how it dealt with civil unrest.
"The situation's now moved to such a state of farce ... where other groups of young men think 'well, we'll give it a go because we can get away with it'," he said.
But Premier Bob Carr rejected the Opposition's claims, saying police had reacted with appropriate measures from the first moment in Macquarie Fields and refusing calls for a parliamentary inquiry.
At Darling Harbour early today, police were forced to call for back-up, and it took about 30 minutes to bring the crowd under control.
Three men were arrested near the Imax Theatre after the crowd dispersed about 2am (AEDT).
They have been charged by police, but details were not immediately available.
One juvenile was arrested for offensive language, and five other people were taken into custody and removed from the area.
Meanwhile, four people were charged after two police vehicles were pelted with bottles at St Clair in Sydney's west.
St Marys Police were called to Dobell Circuit about 10.30pm last night after complaints about a noisy party and drunken youths in the street.
When they arrived they were surrounded by people throwing bottles. The windscreen of one police car was smashed.
The officers called for assistance, and crews from neighbouring commands attended the scene.
Police said the crowd was broken up in about 30 minutes, but smaller groups continued to cause problems in the area for some time.
Two youths aged 17 and two men aged 19 and 20 have been charged with offences including affray, malicious damage, resisting police and offensive language.
The two adults are to appear in Penrith Local Court on March 29 and the two youths in Cobham Children's Court on March 30. All were allowed bail.
In Perth, a police officer received minor injuries after being hit in the leg with a beer bottle in the High Wycombe incident, while the rear window of a police car was also smashed.
"Bottles were being broken, cars were doing burnouts, police were then pelted with rocks and bottles and riot teams were assembled to control the situation," said police spokesman Garry Kosovich.
He said the crowd eventually dispersed, but four youths had been charged as a result.
An hour later, police cars had to be deployed to break up another drunken crowd at a party in Greenmount.
About 200 youths had spilled onto the roadway from a house and were acting in an unruly manner.
It took police an hour to control the crowd and break up the party, but no arrests were made.
In Adelaide, the man who confronted vandals was found by police near Fox Street and Northgate Street and was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital.
He was then transferred to Royal Adelaide Hospital with injuries described as "very serious".
"He came out of his house to confront these people. There's a lot of damage in the street - smashed windows on cars and houses," a police spokeswoman said. Police are still unsure how many people were involved in the incident, but have described one alleged offender as a male Caucasian in his late teens or early 20s and around 180-182cm tall.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police.