Fremantle Christmas parties cleared by police, DJ charged for turning up music

Two ‘out of control’ Christmas parties with hundreds of attendees were shut down by police, but one DJ allegedly ignored police and tried to keep the festivities going.

Christmas parties at public sites across Western Australia have been cleared overnight, with hundreds dispersed from multiple locations and a DJ charged after he allegedly disobeyed police by turning up the music.

The Fremantle gatherings were cleared in the early morning on Boxing Day, with police dispersing a crowd of about 600 at Booyeembara Park at around 12.30am.

Police say the crowd was dispersed without any issues.

Vision shows a man putting on a fire performance at the park gathering. Picture: Instagram

Police say the event at Booyeembara Park was cleared without issue. Picture: Instagram

It’s estimated 600 people attended the Christmas Day park party. Picture: Instagram

Officers were called to a second party attended by approximately 200 people at Port Beach around 3am, which police believe comprised several attendees of the previous event.

The event was declared an out of control gathering, with the majority of attendees complying with orders to move along.

However, police allege a DJ at the beachfront party ignored multiple requests to shut down the event.

Instead, police claim he turned up the music.

A Fremantle DJ has been charged after turning up music when police say they told him to turn it off. Picture: Instagram

200 people were ushered away from Fremantle’s Port Beach at around 3am on Boxing Day. Picture: Instagram

Police seized the man’s DJ equipment and told him to leave the area, which he allegedly failed to do.

The 28 year old from the affluent Perth suburb of Melville has been charged with failing to comply with an order relating to an out of control gathering.

He is set to appear before Fremantle Magistrates Court on January 24.

Originally published as Fremantle Christmas parties cleared by police, DJ charged for turning up music