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On Sunday morning around 11am, a group of three teenage boys—aged 15, 16, and 19—fought with security guards at the Highpoint Shopping Centre in Maribyrnong, Melbourne. The incident occurred near a family activity area during the last day of school holidays. Security footage showed the teens violently attacking the guards before police intervened and arrested them; however, all charges were later dropped or downgraded to cautions for affray. Victoria Police's Operation Pulse was active at the centre, increasing security presence due to higher crime risks during holiday periods.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
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Story summary
On Sunday, near a school holiday activity at Highpoint Shopping Centre in Maribyrnong, west Melbourne, three teenagers aged 15, 16, and 19 fought with security guards around 11am. Footage showed the teens kicking and punching staff before families fled the scene. Victoria Police's Operation Pulse, aimed at reducing crime during school holidays, responded quickly and arrested the youths for affray; two received cautions while the third was released without charge. Superintendent Matt Baynes noted that increased police presence has helped prevent significant offenses in busy retail spaces like Highpoint Shopping Centre.
Written for “Teen Brawl In Shopping Centre Melbourne” on 2026-10-05,
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A group of teenagers were filmed fighting with shopping centre security guards just metres from a school holiday activity.
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Families gathered at the 'fun house' activity at Highpoint Shopping Centre in Maribyrnong, western Melbourne, saw the frightening brawl shortly before 11am on Sunday.
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Disturbing footage of the fight showed the teenagers trying to shake off security guards before viciously punching and kicking them.
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teenagers → show → them
Frightened families fled the area as the guards attempted to restrain the group.
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Victoria Police arrived at the scene and arrested three teenagers – all males aged 15, 16 and 19 – a short time later.
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The two boys were issued cautions for affray while the man was released without charge.
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Highpoint is one of the nine major shopping centres in Melbourne covered by Victoria Police's Operation Pulse.
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Three teenagers fought security guards (above) near a school holiday activity at Highpoint Shopping Centre in Maribyrnong, west Melbourne
Footage of the fight (above) showed the teen kicking and punching security staff shortly before 11am on Sunday
Families were seen fleeing the area as the fight (above) worsened
The operation has seen more police and protective service officers monitoring busy retail spaces to help reduce crime, especially over school holiday periods.
Operation Pulse Superintendent Matt Baynes said the holidays usually coincided with an uptick in crime.
'The presence of police and PSOs has undoubtedly prevented significant offending at shopping centres,' he said while launching the operation in December 2025.
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'We are pleased to be able to bolster our resources over this busy period.'
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