UK Police Break up London Boat Party With Over 70 Guests
British police on Saturday night broke up a party being held on a boat with more than 70 guests in attendance, in breach of CCP virus restrictions, London police said.
The Metropolitan Police said it received reports of a large gathering on a moored boat on Saturday evening.
Officers arrived at the venue in Volt Avenue, North Acton, at 2300 GMT local time and saw more than 70 people at the party.
The group was dispersed and a total of 72 people were reported for the consideration of fixed penalty notices of £800 ($1,096) each for breaching COVID-19 lockdown rules.
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Revellers at £4m Essex mansion rave who tried to con police they were making a music video are fined total of £15,000 while 200-person party at Liverpool hotel and gathering of 70 on London boat are also closed down in covidiot crackdown
Essex Police handed out fines totalling £15,000 after 18 people caught partying
Police attended the £4 million property in Sewardstonebury at 5pm on Saturday
Also on Saturday 72 people were found partying on a boat in Ealing, London
At 3.15am today officers found 200 people partying at hotel in Liverpool centre
The boat party in Ealing, West London, was organised on social media and the 72 people found by officers on Saturday could face fines of £800 ($1,095) each for breaking regulations. The organiser could be fined £10,000. This was a blatant breach of the coronavirus rules that are in place to save lives, Detective Chief Inspector Thomas Bowen of Metropolitan Police said. The Met will continue to shut down and disperse events such as this, which risk spreading a virus that has already claimed the lives of more than 100,000 people in this country.
Updated: January 31, 2021 07:16 PM
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