A PARTYGOER attending a student gathering in Ormskirk which was broken up by police told officers “We’ve been bored and we want to have fun”, body-worn footage has shown. Lancashire Police interrupted the birthday party, at a house in Wigan Road, Ormskirk, at about 2.45am on Sunday. A spokesman for the force said several people fled the property when officers arrived, including some out of a window. Body-worn footage shows one of the party-goers, who are believed to be Edge Hill University students, telling police: “We’ve been bored and we want to have fun.” The organiser of the party was located by officers and will be issued with the £10,000 fixed penalty notice, the force said.
By Press Association 2021
Police break up birthday party
A partygoer attending a student gathering which was broken up by police told officers “We’ve been bored and we want to have fun”, body-worn footage has shown.
Lancashire Police interrupted the birthday party, at a house in Wigan Road, Ormskirk, at about 2.45am on Sunday.
A spokesman for the force said several people fled the property when officers arrived, including some out of a window.
Body-worn footage shows one of the party-goers, who are believed to be Edge Hill University students, telling police: “We’ve been bored and we want to have fun.”
11:44 EDT, 3 February 2021
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Police have raided an absolutely ridiculous house party as 30 revellers breached coronavirus restrictions for a birthday bash.
Officers were called to Ormskirk in Lancashire at 2.45am on Sunday to break up the rave allegedly hosted by bored Edge Hill University students.
Some escaped by climbing out a window but the organiser - a 20-year-old woman - was given a £10,000 fixed penalty notice and nine others were fined £800.
One man - Sam Taiwo, 23, from Sheffield - is due in court in April after he was arrested and later charged for shoving an officer.
It comes as a barbershop owner was left red faced when he answered a call from a customer while talking to police and officers shut down an unofficial football match.
Police have released video footage of a house party taking place. In the footage officers can be seen entering the premises and some people attempting to leave the property in Ormskirk are told to remain. Police said they found around 30 revellers in ‘a blatant breach of the Covid-19 regulations’. The house party was taking place on Wigan Road at around 2.45am on Sunday (January 31) and believed to involve students from Edge Hill University. The university condemned the actions and said the actions of any students was ‘completely unacceptable’. In the footage one person says he was ‘bored’ and wanted to have some fun whilst a woman says it was only meant to be small gathering for a birthday ‘but word got out’. She then goes on to say, ‘How do you expect a 20-year-old girl to pay £10,000?’.
By Press Association 2021
Police break up birthday party
A partygoer attending a student gathering which was broken up by police told officers “We’ve been bored and we want to have fun”, body-worn footage has shown.
Lancashire Police interrupted the birthday party, at a house in Wigan Road, Ormskirk, at about 2.45am on Sunday.
A spokesman for the force said several people fled the property when officers arrived, including some out of a window.
Body-worn footage shows one of the party-goers, who are believed to be Edge Hill University students, telling police: “We’ve been bored and we want to have fun.”