By Brendan Rees
CCTV footage has captured three attacks on the Hampton Park fire station over the weekend … by the same man.
The station was pelted with rocks on each occasion, smashing windows and damaging an LED sign.
Damage is estimated at $3000.
The nearby ambulance station was also targeted on the first night.
First Lieutenant Chris Gomolis said footage showed a man at the front of the station carrying a heavy bag about 7pm on Friday 3 May.
“He’s then taken rocks out and thrown them at the windows,” he said.
The man returned at 10.30pm and allegedly threw more rocks, damaging more windows, Mr Gomolis said.
“He’s walked up the road to the ambulance station and done the same thing.”
He said the same man came back at 5.05am the next morning and “put more rocks through the window.”
“He threw multiple rocks and there was still some lying around on the road.”
Mr Gomolis said the damage bill would be covered by insurance.”The (LED) board we hope so as well because the board is brigade owned not CFA owned.”
The LED sign, he said, had been funded through community fundraisers.
Hampton Park fire brigade posted information about the incident on its Facebook page.
This has since led to “quite a number of locals” providing addresses of the bandit which has been handed to Narre Warren police.
Mr Gomolis described the act as “disrespectful” and “disgraceful behaviour” and believes it was carried out “for no apparent reason other than for the sake of it.”
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
