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Traci Grimes says a teen riding an e-bike pelted a brick at her arm as she unloaded groceries while holding her baby.
The projectile missed the newborn by centimetres.
“It could have killed him, honestly,” Grimes told 9News.
“I’m so thankful it got me and not him.”
The Clarkson mother-of-two has been caught in what police say is a surge in reckless street behaviour – with rocks and water balloons hurled at cars, homes smashed up and stunts filmed and posted online.
“They came back literally two seconds after we locked our big wooden door and hurled another big brick at our roller blinds,” Grimes said.
“The thought of them probably roaming the street right now with their friends causing even more damage is the most upsetting part.”
WA Police have launched a major crackdown on teens terrorising the area, with helicopters and drones being deployed.
Officers are also ramping up their street presence after the surge in violent incidents.
Joondalup detectives this week launched Operation Moorhead to crack down on dangerous behaviour linked to e-rideables.
Three teens have already been charged, and 11 e-rideables seized are set to be destroyed.
