Perth Voice Interactive

COPPERS on horseback are patrolling Hyde and Roberston Parks in North Perth following increasing reports of yobbos.

Hyde Park has improved—20 years ago it was notorious for its gay bashings—but renewed rowdiness means it’s become less savoury for families wanting to enjoy the water park or have a barbie.

Recently the Voice saw a man napping under a tree in Robertson Park: a woman pulled a bin out of its frame and started hitting him with it (we called the police).

Vincent council reports being inundated with phone calls from people about criminal activity in the parks, much of it rowdy boozing and a little biffo.

But its rangers have no power to move people on nor confiscate drugs or sneaky booze so any calls about crime or antisocial behaviour need to go to the cops.

by DAVID BELL