A school and kindergarten in one of Melbourne’s most affluent suburbs have been put into lockdown after a knife scare on their doorstep.
Police were called to reports of two males possibly armed with machetes in Brighton, 11km south-east of Melbourne’s CBD on Wednesday afternoon.
Elsternwick Primary was reportedly put into lockdown over the fears.
Police attended and found two youths on the corner of Martin and Cochrane Streets – just down the road from the school – about 2pm.
A police spokesperson told Daily Mail that while one of the boys was arrested for possessing a baton and a drug of dependence, no machetes were found.
The youth is being interviewed by police.
‘A primary school on Murphy Street Brighton was placed into lockdown temporarily as a precaution,’ the spokesperson said.
‘It is not believed the youths entered the school grounds. We understand the school has re-opened.’
Machete-wielding thugs caused schools to go into lockdown in Melbourne’s leafy east
Melbourne radio station 3AW reported North Brighton Children’s Centre was also placed into lockdown due to the reports of the armed youths.
The incident comes a week after Daily Mail reported a school for children with special needs was put into lockdown after machete-wielding teens terrorised leafy Hampton.
Hampton East School – a junior to year 12 institution for students with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities – was put into lockdown on November 11 after reports of machete-wielding thugs outside.
It is understood two men armed with machetes got out of a vehicle on Dane Road, just south-east of Melbourne’s CBD, and were seen chasing two people down the street.
One witness told Daily Mail the victims appeared to be walking past the school when they were attacked by the armed men.
The victims were seen fleeing into a nearby park pursued by the machete-wielding thugs.
Anyone with information on the various incidents is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
