Where police have praised the large crowds for overwhelmingly good behaviour. More than half a million people gathered in the city to watch the fireworks display.
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00:00So police have said that people were generally pretty well behaved yesterday.
00:05They've praised the crowd for working well together and for working with emergency services
00:09as well.
00:10But there were a few incidents that they responded to.
00:12Police responded to 52 assaults last night, and 14 people were arrested for possessing
00:17weapons, including swords and imitation guns.
00:20And over on the Mornington Peninsula, a teenager was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening
00:24stab wounds.
00:25Two 16-year-olds were arrested in relation to that incident, but no charges were laid.
00:31Police also received more than 200 reports of firework-related incidents, and they're
00:35currently investigating three fires in Melbourne's north which they believe were sparked by fireworks.