Melbourne Shrine of Remembrance

Dedicated to the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. This monument was erected to honour those Australian servicemen and women who served during world war one. Here you will find snippets of information not found in any tourist guide book!

Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Police Pursuit


Early in the wee small hours one day this week, an unusual event took place at the Shrine.

A drunk male had abused members of a Police mobile patrol driving in St Kilda Road next to the Shrine. The drunk had then 'bolted' from the Police into the Shrine reserve.

The Police unit, not to be outdone, decided that they would give chase, and drove their patrol car across the footpath and onto the reserve. They then had to 'floor' the cars throttle to coax it up a 30 degree incline of wet grass, and drove , with their wheels spinning wildly, for some 100 metres through the reserve,

at one stage they narrowly missed a tree by only a couple of feet!

Needless to say the lush green lawn that, over many years, has been meticulously maintained by a team of dedicated gardeners, was reduced to a furrowed, muddy, mess!

Some observers have asked the question:

"Will the Victorian Police Chief , Christine Nixon, be sent the bill for reinstatement of this 'Holy Ground'!?"

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