THE owner of a Footscray rental house watched helplessly with police as 150 youths trashed her property, smashing windows and leaving massive holes in the walls during an out-of-control party.

Police were called to Ryan St yesterday morning following reports of an out-of-control party on Saturday night and Sunday morning.

Owner “Kelly” told Neil Mitchell she was unable to act despite up to 150 youths descending on her property — and police said they could do nothing to help.

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She said police told her the tenants who rented the home had invited the guests, so they couldn’t enter.

She said she believed false names were used when the property was hired and because the damage was ‘malicious’, insurers weren’t going to cover the cost of repairs.

“I sat out there with the police ... windows were being smashed, massive holes in the walls,” she said. “It felt like I was watching my house burning down.”

When police arrived at the house on Ryan Street at around 7.30am, a group of people were throwing household items on to the street.

The property, which had been rented for the night, sustained significant damage both internally and externally.

A 19-year-old Point Cook man was arrested for drunken behaviour and is assisting police with their inquiries. No one was injured during the incident and the investigation is ongoing.

A resident who lives nearby told 3AW he noticed many of the partygoers hanging around his home.

“The police did come within about five minutes and told them to move on,” he told Neil Mitchell.

“The police didn’t raise their voices, and the African guys did adhere to what the police said so I’m very thankful.”

Last weekend police were pelted with objects when a party turned violent in North Melbourne. Youths attacked police cars and damaged a home in Shands Lane, smashing walls and furniture and stealing a microwave and TV.

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