Police will soon patrol the streets in five customised Hummers as part of a plan to toughen up on alcohol fuelled violence.
The announcement follows another weekend in Melbourne marred by fatal late-night clashes at city night spots, with a 24-year-old man killed in a brawl while another man has his jugular slashed with a glass.
The vehicles will be loaned to Victorian police by Hummer and could be on the streets within five weeks.
Assistant Commissioner Gary Jamieson said the beefy vehicles would be used to toughen up the image and increase the visibility of police on the streets.
"The idea of going to the Hummers is that it's about trying to measure visible impact so we've got to try to introduce something which might look different to our current fleet of vehicles," Mr Jamieson told News Ltd.
"We want to be visibly seen and we want to make sure the police out on the streets are recognisable and that we do reassure the public that we're there.
"They are five (at) limited cost to Victoria Police ... it's the cost of fitting them out, decors and lights. The vehicles are being loaned to Victoria Police."
A CBD 'drunk tank' is also in consideration to provide care and treatment to drunken youths rather than locking them up in cells for the night.
