August 3, 2010
An immigration detainee is on the run from authorities after giving supervising officers the slip during a bowling excursion.
A man, originally from Cambodia, had overstayed his visitor visa and was being held at Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre in Melbourne's west.
He escaped from two supervising officers during an excursion to a bowling alley with another detainee on Saturday, a Department of Immigration and Citizenship spokesman said on Tuesday.
Victoria Police and the department were still searching for the man.
"The man is not deemed dangerous to the community," a police spokeswoman said.
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Big Legitski: bowling visa detainee gives guards the slip
By MEGAN LEVY
The Melbourne Age
August 3, 2010
A Cambodian national locked up for overstaying his visa is on the run after escaping from security officers during a trip to a bowling alley in Melbourne's west.
The man, who was being held at the Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre, was taken to the Highpoint AMF Bowling centre in Maribyrnong on Saturday with another inmate and two security officers as part of an organised excursion.
After bowling a few frames and eating some fast food, the man fled from the centre about 11.15am and hailed a taxi, a caller to Radio 3AW's Rumour File said today.
Advertisement: Story continues belowHe remains on the run despite a large-scale search involving Victoria Police.
A Department of Immigration and Citizenship spokesman this morning confirmed the man's escape, and said an investigation had been launched into his disappearance.
"The man originally from Cambodia and another client were being escorted by two detention service private officers when the man ran off," he said.
"Extra ... staff were immediately called to the scene but the man was unable to be relocated. Victoria Police were notified and the department has called for a full report into the incident from (the private security contractor) Serco."
The caller to 3AW said the man was captured on CCTV camera hailing a cab outside the bowling alley.
"No resource was spared looking for the light-footed escapee, last seen wearing a pair of two-toned, talcum powder-filled, non-marking soled shoes with the number six on the back of them," he said.
"Going back over the CCTV footage the client had hailed a cab, changed a few lanes and was last seen heading in an easterly direction."
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship spokesman said he could not release the man's identity or age for privacy reasons.
He said clients at immigration detention centres were regularly taken on excursions.
"Detention centres are not prisons so its important to provide clients with recreational opportunities for their welfare," he said.
"The department continues to look for him. Vic Police have been notified."
August 3, 2010
A Cambodian national locked up for overstaying his visa is on the run after escaping from security officers during a trip to a bowling alley in Melbourne's west.
The man, who was being held at the Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre, was taken to the Highpoint AMF Bowling centre in Maribyrnong on Saturday with another inmate and two security officers as part of an organised excursion.
After bowling a few frames and eating some fast food, the man fled from the centre about 11.15am and hailed a taxi, a caller to Radio 3AW's Rumour File said today.
Advertisement: Story continues belowHe remains on the run despite a large-scale search involving Victoria Police.
A Department of Immigration and Citizenship spokesman this morning confirmed the man's escape, and said an investigation had been launched into his disappearance.
"The man originally from Cambodia and another client were being escorted by two detention service private officers when the man ran off," he said.
"Extra ... staff were immediately called to the scene but the man was unable to be relocated. Victoria Police were notified and the department has called for a full report into the incident from (the private security contractor) Serco."
The caller to 3AW said the man was captured on CCTV camera hailing a cab outside the bowling alley.
"No resource was spared looking for the light-footed escapee, last seen wearing a pair of two-toned, talcum powder-filled, non-marking soled shoes with the number six on the back of them," he said.
"Going back over the CCTV footage the client had hailed a cab, changed a few lanes and was last seen heading in an easterly direction."
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship spokesman said he could not release the man's identity or age for privacy reasons.
He said clients at immigration detention centres were regularly taken on excursions.
"Detention centres are not prisons so its important to provide clients with recreational opportunities for their welfare," he said.
"The department continues to look for him. Vic Police have been notified."
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