Police were called to an out-of-control party in Perth’s east on Friday night when an unsupervised eighteenth birthday bash spilled out onto the street.
A police spokesman said police attended the party on Bennett Street in Caversham at about 9pm after reports of street drinking and fighting.
Officers were called by neighbours concerned about ‘anti-social and disorderly behaviour involving large groups of youths’, the spokesperson told WA Today.
More than 250 guests aged between 12 and 20 attended an out-of-control 18th birthday bash
Police attended the scene after neighbours reported incidences of street drinking and fighting
The party host was a 17 year old girl, with no responsible adult in attendance and an entrance fee being charged to guests, aged 12 to 20 years.
The party was swiftly declared an ‘out of control gathering’ by the police, who were forced to call in extra police officers and the dog squad were called in to disperse the crowd.
‘Officers from the Regional Operations Group and Canine Section assisted by dispersing the crowd from the area to restore order,’ the spokesman said.
Police are continuing investigations and no charges have been laid so far.
The party was thrown at a house on Bennett Street in Caversham with no adult supervision
Police were forced to call in extra police officers and the dog squad to disperse the crowds
This is the second incident in the space of week – a Perth house party thrown by a teen was shut down by the authorities on Saturday November 11.
Last Saturday night, riot police shut down a teenager’s party in on Meadowview Drive in Perth’s Ballajura, after it got out of control with more than 200 people in attendance.
WA Police said fights broke out and bottles were thrown at officers who arrived to break up the party and stop people drinking on the street shortly after 10pm.
Riot police shut down a teen’s party in Perth after it got out of control with 200+ people there
Officers were called to the home in Meadowview Drive, Ballajura, at about 9pm on Saturday
Some people also kicked street signs and bins as the police declared the party an ‘out of control gathering’ and tried to send people home.
Two 17-year-old were issues infringement notices for disorderly conduct.
Rachel Dweh said her son was the party’s host, but had only invited 30 or 40 children.
She said he began to shut it down when police arrived, and she doesn’t believe 200 people had made it inside the house since it’s still clean.
‘The group were on the street, I didn’t know them,’ she told 7News, adding that he son won’t be throwing any more parties in the near future.
Rachel Dweh said her son was the party’s host, but had only invited about 30 or 40 children
WA Police said fights broke out and bottles were thrown at officers who arrived to break it up