After an alleged shoplifting incident went seriously wrong at her local bottle shop, Gungahlin's Alison Wheatley says her view that Canberra was a safe place has changed.
Police confirmed the May 15 incident at Liquorland Amaroo ended with community members intervening when a 16-year-old girl allegedly hit a bystander on the head with a glass bottle after he confronted her.*
"I shouldn't have to ask, 'OK, it's 6 o'clock, Friday night ... is it safe for me, when my husband's away or coming home from work, to go down to the shops for a second?'" Ms Wheatley said.
