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Nottingham Post
National
Matt Jarram

Police called to out-of-control street party with a DJ in Bilborough

Revellers flouting lockdown rules were slapped with fines after a Bilborough street party got out of control.

Police were called to Teesbrook Drive on Friday, May 8, after a number of concerned calls from members of the public.

A large number of people gathered in the streets, with a video surfacing across social media showing a DJ playing music while a woman tries to control the situation on a microphone.

Residents told police they were concerned about "the large number of attendees and some people breaching social distancing rules."

Police officers gave advice but were forced to issue two fines for those who failed to pay attention.

Neighbourhood Inspector Gordon Fenwick, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: "Officers who attended engaged with some of the people present and gave strong words of advice to those who were not social distancing.

"Officers remained at the event and issued two fines to individuals who decided not to follow the advice that was given.

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"The officers spoke to and worked with the event organiser who tried to reinforce the message about people needing to follow the social distancing rules.

"Parts of the group began to move on and most of the people had left by 9pm."

So far, the police have issued 117 fines, with the majority being to young men aged between 18 and 30.

Chief Superintendent Rob Griffin added: "We have been clear from the outset that our approach during the coronavirus outbreak has been to engage with members of the public, explain the current Covid-19 regulations and encourage people to follow the instructions.

Inspector Gordon Fenwick (Nottingham Post/Marie Wilson)

"We have only used enforcement when it has been absolutely necessary to do so.

"The vast majority of people our officers have spoken to have been really understanding and have listened to the advice we have given them.

"It’s pleasing that in this instance members of the community have been really supportive, actively helping with bringing some normality and encouraging people to follow the rules.

"Our priority is to keep people safe and we have found, as we did with the incident on this street, that by escalating our response appropriately and only where necessary we have resolved things safely."

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