Pepper spray-like stuff sprayed in public at ADE party Elrow | Amsterdam
NewsAt the ADE party Elrow was sprayed with pepper spray in the night from Saturday to Sunday, according to the organization after messages from visitors on Twitter. The organization sees it as a pickpocket tactic.
Visitors to the house party Elrow in the Riekerhaven in Amsterdam Nieuw-West reported on Twitter that tear gas from pepper spray would have been sprayed during the party. The organization scheduled these messages and says that there has indeed been an incident involving pepper spray.
“Pepper spray was sprayed between five and six in the morning. It’s a very striking trend that we’ve been seeing for a few years during ADE and more big events”, says Jasper Goossen, manager at event organization Apenkooi, on behalf of the organization of Elrow.
According to the organization, trying to create roles. The organization says it has handed over four suspects between the ages of 20 and 25 to the police.
The organization takes measures by checking the entrance with metal detectors. “The pepper spray is carried in aerosol cans that have to be. There is also a force search,” said Goossen.
Police are questioning
According to the police, it is not realistic that pickpockets could use pepper spray to loot. “Pickpockets don’t need such maneuvers. They strike more than once at major events, and when pepper spray is used, there is a sudden panic in a room. This would attract a lot of attention,” said a police spokesman.
According to the police, there are a number of suspects at the location on suspicion of ‘chain wrangling’. A type of pepper spray was found on one of them.
“No pepper spray was used prior to and during the theft,” the police spokesperson said. “However, a person who grabbed an outside suspect was sprayed in the face with a violent substance he could not even see, sometimes pepper spray.” The suspects are still under investigation.
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