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Victoria Police investigates large ‘hoon meet’ in Melbourne’s St Kilda
Police are looking to speak to witnesses to a so-called “hoon meet” involving hundreds of people in Melbourne’s south-east, where rocks were thrown at police.
Key points:
- Police say someone damaged a patrol car and threw rocks at officers
- One witness says the crowd was like a “mob”
- Investigators are asking for dashcam footage or other information about the meet-up
Videos uploaded to social media show a large crowd of people blocking off Marine Parade in St Kilda, watching cars do burnouts and playing loud music.
In a statement, Victoria Police said officers arrived at the area about 10:50pm on Thursday and discovered people had blocked off the street.
“While officers were making initial assessments of the crowd, a number of people advanced on…
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