Last updated: July 13, 2014



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Toolies charged, evicted in busy night for schoolies celebrations

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BITTEN: A 17-year-old girl required medical treatment after being bitten by a police horse at Dunsborough. Source: PerthNow

SEVERAL toolies were charged with drug offences and sent packing by police in a busy night of schoolies celebrations at Dunsborough and Rottnest.

A 17-year-old female leaver was also left with bruises and minor cuts when she was bitten by a police horse, while officers patrolled the busy Leavers Zone in Dunsborough overnight.

Close to 7000 teenagers have travelled to the South-West holiday town for the week-long party, which officially started yesterday.

Police say schoolies were "well-behaved" on the first night of celebrations, with 28 move-on notices and five liquor infringements issued in the last 24 hours.

Police Commissioner Karl O'Callaghan will travel to the heart of the schoolies celebrations in Dunsborough today as part of the police operation.

Toolies charged over drug find

In a busy night for police, two toolies were charged with drug offences after the pair were caught with what were believed to be Ecstasy tablets and MDMA.

It was alleged an 18-year-old Beresford woman was caught with the tablets after she concealed them in condoms and hid them on the side of the road.

In a separate drug bust, an 18-year-old Ocean Reef man was allegedly caught with MDMA, cannabis and a smoking utensil during a police traffic stop in Dunsborough.

A 17-year-old Spearwood boy was arrested and charged with Steal Motor Vehicle, Obstruct Police and Drive a Motor Vehicle contrary to Learners permit after it’s alleged he drove off in someone else's car before stopping and running away from police.

Meanwhile on Rottnest Island, three toolies were sent home for not having accommodation and several party-goers were slapped with liquor infringements.

Plans to smuggle alcohol into leavers zones at Dunsborough and Rottnest were foiled by police yesterday, when they caught schoolies hiding alcohol in shampoo containers, tomato sauce bottles and eskies.

Police stopped and searched the first wave of school leavers at a roadblock in Bunbury who were planning end-of-year celebrations in Dunsborough.

Choosing a different location from previous years proved wise for police as revellers were stripped of more than 500 items, mostly alcohol.

The police crackdown of 1900 vehicles led to 90 infringement notices being handed down.

Elaborate hiding places for alcohol were detected, including potato chip canisters, tomato sauce bottles and shampoo containers.

Police said they were pleased however that no drivers were found to be under the influence of alcohol and no drugs were detected.