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ha ha " raves" hate that saying just about as much as “techno”
Militarized Police Storm Utah Rave, Beat Partygoers
Progressive U | August 23 2005
About 90 law enforcement officers from multiple agencies broke up what they said was a rave party on public and private property in the Diamond Fork area of Spanish Fork canyon, an hour outside of Salt Lake City, Utah, at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
According to the county, the sheriff’s office had been investigating similar parties since the beginning of the season. In a press release from the Sheriff’s office in Utah County, the department claims that previous allegations of sexual abuse while attending other raves, as well as various firearm and theft violations, were reason for the investigation. The release continues to state that the proper permit was not obtained before the party started.
Armed with assault rifles and tear gas, the police used dogs to sweep the crowd for narcotics. At least one helicopter was used in the operation. The scale of the police response was apparently due to the ineffectiveness of a smaller force used in the previous “Sequence Five” rave. Prior to dispersing the partiers, several police informants had reportedly infiltrated the rave and observed widespread illegal activities.
The promoter says the party took place on private property, named Child’s Ranch, with express permission from the owner. The property owner has apparently had at least one previous run-in with police over a similar event. Utah County requires a permit, bond and county commission approval for all gatherings with more than 250 people present. According to a DJ at the event, “they presold 700 tickets and they expected up to 3,000 people total”. He added that by the time police arrived “the crowd was about 1500 people thick”.
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/august2005/230805utahrave.htm