Montrose woman celebrates birthday only to be gifted another court appearance

A bunch of revellers had their fun cut short and were fined $1652 each after they were busted partying in a Montrose house on the weekend. But police made even more disturbing discoveries once they arrived.

Revellers in Montrose were fined for breaching lockdown laws.

A group of partygoers had their fun shutdown and copped a hefty fine when police were called to a Montrose house after receiving reports of people breaking lockdown laws.

Victoria Police said examples of breaches of the laws over the past 24 hours included a report that 10 people were at a home in Montrose with multiple cars coming and going.

Croydon divisional tasking unit Acting Senior Sergeant Elliott McGibbony said police were called to the house about 9.45am on Sunday after receiving reports from neighbours of people coming and going from the property.

Sen-Sgt McGibbony said a child was among five people discovered at the house when

police got there.

Not only that, the homeowner was also charged with drug offences.

Sen-Sgt McGibbony said police believed a woman held her birthday party on Saturday night and several people were still at the property on Sunday morning.

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Three people discovered at the house who couldn’t provide a valid reason for being there other than to attend the birthday party were issued with on-the-spot fines of $1652 each.

Sen-Sgt McGibbony said while conducting the check police allegedly saw cannabis in the front porch area of the house.

He said the homeowner, a 33-year-old woman, had been charged with drug possession offences, driving while suspended and committing indictable offences while on bail.

The woman was due to face Ringwood Magistrates’ Court on yesterday.