Public nuisance, Yeppoon
Five people have been charged following an out of control event in Yeppoon overnight.
Police will allege they had received information of an 18th birthday party occurring on Adelaide Park Road which had been advertised on social media.
Just after 11pm, police were called to attend the address by a party guest, in relation to fights occurring. Police will allege there were in excess of 500 people at the party.
Police will further allege, upon arriving at the address the party goers immediately turned on them before they got out of their vehicles. Bottles were thrown at police vehicles causing the windscreen of one vehicle to be smashed and as police exited their vehicle to attend to people who had been assaulted, they were again pelted with bottles.
Police remained at the address for approximately one and a half hours to bring the incident under control.
An 18-year-old man from Gracemere, an 18-year-old man from Yeppoon, a 19-year-old man from Yeppoon and an 18-year-old man from Rockhampton were charged with public nuisance.
An 18-year-old man was charged with the common assault of an ambulance driver.
Investigations are continuing into further offences and charges.
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