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There was a time when a policeman just had to show up and kids would take off running, well those days are over.
www.watoday.com.au
From the article:
A 16-year-old boy will face Perth Children’s Court in the new year after allegedly punching and kicking a police officer outside Optus Stadium following.
The officer was on a motorbike patrol outside the stadium when he approached the teenager, who was charging his electronic motorbike with a group of youths, about 2.25pm on Saturday.
Police had previously received several reports of a big group of young people creating a disturbance, riding bikes, scooters, e-bikes and electronic motorbikes through Perth, Northbridge and Burswood.
A group of up to 60 youths had been on a “rideout” event through Perth, which began at Elizabeth Quay and took the riders through CBD streets.
However, after a short interaction at the stadium, police allege the boy punched and kicked the officer and fled the scene on his bike, as about 30 juveniles surrounded the officer.
Road policing command Inspector Steve Walters said a group of about 60 youths had been “terrorising” the city’s CBD on bikes, e-bikes and electronic motorbikes earlier in the day.
“We’ve had all sorts of allegations, from weaving in and out of traffic to damaging cars to possibly even assaulting other people,” he said.
“Police were in the area to deal with that matter, and when one of the officers who was conducting a patrol on the outside of Optus Stadium approached and spoke to this young man, who was surrounded by a group of up to 30, at which time he was assaulted.”
“When we’ve got young teenagers roaming around the CBD, creating disturbances and acting in an anti-social behaviour way, then the parents have got to speak to their kids and ask them what are they doing,” he said.
“When you’ve got young kids that are so willing to be so violent and show that real pack mentality to a police officer, you ought to wonder what’s going on.”
Teenager charged after WA Police officer attacked outside Optus Stadium
Police had previously received several reports of a group of young people creating a disturbance on bikes, scooters and e-bikes through Perth, Northbridge and Burswood.
A 16-year-old boy will face Perth Children’s Court in the new year after allegedly punching and kicking a police officer outside Optus Stadium following.
The officer was on a motorbike patrol outside the stadium when he approached the teenager, who was charging his electronic motorbike with a group of youths, about 2.25pm on Saturday.
Police had previously received several reports of a big group of young people creating a disturbance, riding bikes, scooters, e-bikes and electronic motorbikes through Perth, Northbridge and Burswood.
A group of up to 60 youths had been on a “rideout” event through Perth, which began at Elizabeth Quay and took the riders through CBD streets.
However, after a short interaction at the stadium, police allege the boy punched and kicked the officer and fled the scene on his bike, as about 30 juveniles surrounded the officer.
Road policing command Inspector Steve Walters said a group of about 60 youths had been “terrorising” the city’s CBD on bikes, e-bikes and electronic motorbikes earlier in the day.
“We’ve had all sorts of allegations, from weaving in and out of traffic to damaging cars to possibly even assaulting other people,” he said.
“Police were in the area to deal with that matter, and when one of the officers who was conducting a patrol on the outside of Optus Stadium approached and spoke to this young man, who was surrounded by a group of up to 30, at which time he was assaulted.”
“When we’ve got young teenagers roaming around the CBD, creating disturbances and acting in an anti-social behaviour way, then the parents have got to speak to their kids and ask them what are they doing,” he said.
“When you’ve got young kids that are so willing to be so violent and show that real pack mentality to a police officer, you ought to wonder what’s going on.”