Up to 60 people are facing $1000 fines for breaching COVID safety rules, after police were called to break up a raucous house party in the north-west of Sydney.
Per a NSW Police statement, officers from Quakers Hill Police Area Command were called to a home in Nottingham Street about 11.30pm last night, following noise complaints.
It is alleged that there were several dozen guests at the party, which was held in a holiday rental. Under the current public health order, the maximum number of guests allowed at a home in Sydney is 20.
It appears things got fairly hectic once officers arrived:
Assistance was sought from neighbouring commands from Mt Druitt, Hawkesbury, Blacktown, The Hills and Nepean, as well as the Police airwing, PolAir, a team from the Dog Unit, and OSG officers from North West and South West Metropolitan Regions, to manage the crowd many of whom were intoxicated.
OC spray was deployed when a brawl broke out inside the home involving 15 people, and officers entered the building.
In other words, police helicopters, pepper spray and a dog squad were all utilised to help break the party up.
Three men were taken to hospital following the event – two for injuries sustained in the alleged brawl, and another for the effects of alcohol.
There are fears of a second wave of COVID-19 infections Sydney, although it remains unclear whether the city will need to go back into lockdown as Melbourne did.
