Sunday, November 27, 2005
Police praise for schoolies
Geelong Info
AN 18 year old male schoolie has been assaulted and robbed after befriending two other males at Lorne.
Police said the assault occurred about 1am yesterday as the victim was accompanying the pair back to a caravan park to meet some girls.
The incident was one of only a handful in a week when thousands of young people have descended on coastal resorts.
Surf Coast Inspector Brian Fox, said coastal areas had been busier than normal, with Lorne carrying the bulk of young visitors.
He said extra police had been brought in and were maintaining a strong presence in the town.
Police have so far praised the responsible behaviour of young people, saying most incidents have been caused by older `toolies' gatecrashing celebrations.
Detective Senior Constable Michael Baker said in the latest incident one of the males asked to borrow the victim's mobile phone so he could make a call.
``The victim handed over his phone and the two males walked ahead,'' Sen-constable Baker said.
``After going a short distance the second male turned round, produced the lower half of a hockey stick and demanded money from the victim.
``He then struck the victim on the arm with the stick.''
Sen-constable Baker said the victim handed over a small amount of cash and the pair fled back towards the foreshore.
The victim suffered minor bruising to his arm in the attack.
The offenders are described as being Australian, aged 18-22 years. Both had short dark hair and were about 1.8 metres tall. One of the offenders was of slim build while the other was slightly more bulky.
It is the third assault on a schoolie at Lorne in less than a week.
In previous incidents a youth suffered a king-hit outside a Lorne Hotel on Saturday night, while a second youth received a broken jaw in an incident on the foreshore on Tuesday.
Both of those assaults are believed to have been instigated by older males.
Sen-detective Baker said in an unrelated assault, a 21 year old Airey's Inlet man was assaulted on the Lorne foreshore at about 2.30am yesterday. He sustained moderate facial injuries including a black eye.
Sen-constable Baker said the main offender was described as male, over 1.8 metres tall, of medium build with a shaved head.
Anyone with any information on either assault is asked to contact Sen-constable Baker at Torquay CIU on 5261 4514.
AN 18 year old male schoolie has been assaulted and robbed after befriending two other males at Lorne.
Police said the assault occurred about 1am yesterday as the victim was accompanying the pair back to a caravan park to meet some girls.
The incident was one of only a handful in a week when thousands of young people have descended on coastal resorts.
Surf Coast Inspector Brian Fox, said coastal areas had been busier than normal, with Lorne carrying the bulk of young visitors.
He said extra police had been brought in and were maintaining a strong presence in the town.
Police have so far praised the responsible behaviour of young people, saying most incidents have been caused by older `toolies' gatecrashing celebrations.
Detective Senior Constable Michael Baker said in the latest incident one of the males asked to borrow the victim's mobile phone so he could make a call.
``The victim handed over his phone and the two males walked ahead,'' Sen-constable Baker said.
``After going a short distance the second male turned round, produced the lower half of a hockey stick and demanded money from the victim.
``He then struck the victim on the arm with the stick.''
Sen-constable Baker said the victim handed over a small amount of cash and the pair fled back towards the foreshore.
The victim suffered minor bruising to his arm in the attack.
The offenders are described as being Australian, aged 18-22 years. Both had short dark hair and were about 1.8 metres tall. One of the offenders was of slim build while the other was slightly more bulky.
It is the third assault on a schoolie at Lorne in less than a week.
In previous incidents a youth suffered a king-hit outside a Lorne Hotel on Saturday night, while a second youth received a broken jaw in an incident on the foreshore on Tuesday.
Both of those assaults are believed to have been instigated by older males.
Sen-detective Baker said in an unrelated assault, a 21 year old Airey's Inlet man was assaulted on the Lorne foreshore at about 2.30am yesterday. He sustained moderate facial injuries including a black eye.
Sen-constable Baker said the main offender was described as male, over 1.8 metres tall, of medium build with a shaved head.
Anyone with any information on either assault is asked to contact Sen-constable Baker at Torquay CIU on 5261 4514.
