Police under siege as stoning attacks at high-rise estates continue
Posted in News by: Marie
POLICE must have back-up before answering calls for help on the Flemington and North Melbourne high-rise estates.The directive was issued last week after a series of attacks on officers and police vehicles by youths armed with rocks, bricks and makeshift spears.
One in five calls to Flemington police were from the housing estate, Divisional Superintendent Brett Guerin said.
In an unprecedented move in Moonee Valley, police will also be equipped with head-mounted cameras when conducting a scheduled operation at the Racecourse Road and Holland Court public housing blocks.
Superintendent Guerin said the cameras would protect police as well as the public.
“We want our officers to do what they have to do, but we want complaints to be reduced. It can ensure that police act professionally.”
The effectiveness of the cameras will be reviewed and could be used for future operations.
As reported last week, police officers, two security guards and a youth worker were injured by up to 50 young males at a Flemington Community Centre dance party on November 3.
By: Charmaine Camilleri
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