Article 4129 of alt.rave: Newsgroups: alt.rave Path: agate!ames!decwrl!sdd.hp.com!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!daffy!uwvax!anthrax.cs.wisc.edu!palmer From: palmer@anthrax.cs.wisc.edu (Mark Palmer) Subject: Re: Milwaukee Rave Busted Message-ID: <1992Nov2.170919.17504@cs.wisc.edu> Sender: news@cs.wisc.edu (The News) Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept. References: <1992Nov02.084037.26709@mixcom.com> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1992 17:09:19 GMT Lines: 19 MILWAUKEE (AP) - Police took more than 900 people into custody during a Halloween raid early Sunday at a warehouse where alcoholic beverages were sold without a license. Police Chief Philip Arreola said the vice squad raid followed months of investigating reports of unlicensed sales of alcohol. Many of the partygoers were underage drinkers, he said. Sponsors called it a "grave party," he said. Police confiscated alcohol, marijuana, "44 marijuana pipes, 81 small cylinders of nitrous oxide, assorted pills and admission tickets," Arreola said in a statement. "Over 900 individuals between 13 and 40 years of age were taken into custody" for violating a municipal ordinance forbidding patronage of an unlicensed establishment, he said. The ordinance carries a penalty of $325. "Arrestees were from Wisconsin, Illinois, New Hampshire and Minnesota," he said. "All were well-mannered and cooperative with the arresting officers. All were issued citations and released." Wisconsin State Journal - 2 NOV 92 Article 4146 of alt.rave: Newsgroups: alt.rave Path: agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!cis.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!uwm.edu!daffy!uwvax!anthrax.cs.wisc.edu!palmer From: palmer@anthrax.cs.wisc.edu (Mark Palmer) Subject: Re: Milwaukee Rave Busted Message-ID: <1992Nov2.223511.28087@cs.wisc.edu> Sender: news@cs.wisc.edu (The News) Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept. References: <1992Nov02.084037.26709@mixcom.com> <1992Nov2.170919.17504@cs.wisc.edu> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1992 22:35:11 GMT Lines: 81 Milwaukee Journal - 2 NOV 1992 - Page A1 (Leader) 'Rave' party raid (Headline) $300,000 fines possible for party planners (Sub-header) More than 900 who attended Halloween bash fined $325 (Byline) By ANNE BOTHWELL of The Journal staff Four people arrested for organizing a massive "rave" party were expected to meet with representatives from the city attorney's office Monday to discuss their case. About 900 people received $325 citations at the party in a warehouse at 710 W. Virginia St. on Sunday morning. The citations were issued for aiding and abetting a person in charge of an unlicensed public place, and permitting consumption of an alcoholic beverage. The four organizers, who are being held in the City Jail, each face fines of $325 times the number of people cited at the party - as much as $300,000 apiece. The main organizers are believed to be a 30-year-old man from West Bend, who was arrested at XLC Hair salon, 830 N. Plankington Ave., and a 23-year-old man from Madison, arrested at the party. Also arrested were two women - a 26-year-old from Bloomington, Minn., and a 19-year-old from Minneapolis - who are believed to be assistants to the two men. Also Monday, the city attorney's office was to consider whether to cite security guards hired by the organizers for their role at the party. What was supposed to be the party of the season for almost 1,000 people hoping for a clandestine Halloween costume party turned into the biggest raid in Milwaukee history Sunday morning. The raid came after months of surveillance and undercover work, police said. Undercover police who attended a rave party two weeks ago estimated the crowd there at somewhere between 800 and 1,500. Sunday's party featured faucets that poured out Kool-Aid, Halloween decorations, throbbing music and a light show. "Smart drinks" - mixtures of amino acids and other natural ingredients, usually in a fruit juice base - were served for $3 a glass. Touted as energy enhancers or mind clarifiers, the drinks' powers are debatable. Before 5:30 p.m. Saturday, a taped message on a special rave hot line was telling callers that party information would be given after 5:30 p.m. The message also billed the evening as a "Grave," and promised "oogly googly phantasmagoric" fun and frights. After 5:30 p.m., the answering machine message gave instructions to the "map point" - XLC Hair salon. The taped message warned partygoers not to form a line in front of the salon, or the map point would be closed down. Ravers also were told they would have to produce identification at the map point and at the rave. They would be searched for weapons at the party site, and gang colors would not be allowed. "This is a peaceful rave," the message ended. "Peace, love and we're gonna Grave your world." Despite the message's warning, by 10:30 p.m., a huge line stretched down Plankington. Around 11 p.m., the salon opened, and a security guard let partygoers inside, in groups of six to eight at a time. In return for showing identification and handing over $10, participants got a bright red ticket with black and gold lettering, and a white sheet of paper with directions to the party, police said. An officer stood in line and purchased a ticket. Then he and others testified before Judge Jeffrey Wagner, who issued search warrants for both the party site and the map point. Between 75 and 80 police officers simultaneously descended on both locations. At the hair salon, proceeds and tickets were confiscated. Inside the warehouse, police turned off the music, turned on the lights and began separating people into groups. Boys on one side of the room, girls on another. People without identification, and people from out of town were separated further. Most of the men were handcuffed with plastic flexi-cuffs. Most of the women were not, said Anita, an 18-year-old woman who was among those cited. Police found people from Illinois, Minnesota, and New Hampshire. Charter buses brought loads of partygoers from Madison. All received $325 citations. Almost all the partygoers were well-mannered and cooperative, Capt. Donald Domagalski said. Those who weren't were immediately lead outside into police wagons. Police confiscated alcoholic beverages, along with more than a half-pound of marijuana, 44 marijuana pipes, 81 small cylinders of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), assorted pills and admission tickets. There was less alcohol on the premises than police expected. None was being sold. (Endline) Reporter Kevin Harrington contributed to this story. Article 4163 of alt.rave: Newsgroups: alt.rave Path: agate!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!uchinews!quads!disc From: disc@quads.uchicago.edu (Little Fluffy Cloud) Subject: Re: Milwaukee Rave Busted Message-ID: <1992Nov3.054514.1800@midway.uchicago.edu> Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System) Reply-To: disc@midway.uchicago.edu Organization: Something fatal. References: <1992Nov02.084037.26709@mixcom.com> Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1992 05:45:14 GMT Lines: 49 I was there. Here is the truth. There were THREE fire exits. This was an organizad narcotics investigation. It was also a SETUP. Let me explain: At 1:30 AM, police entered the wwarehouse, guns drawn. They took all people at the front of the warehouse (closest to the front entrance) and pinned them against the wall. They proceeded to cuff them, and everyone alse in the warehouse, with zip cuffs. Boys and girls were separated. Each person was searched at least once. All names of those over 18 were taken down, purporte dly to do checks for "outstanding warrants." I do not believe that any names were actually checked. It was jsut to buy some time and piss everyone off. Each person from Milwaukee who was over 18 was given a $325 ticket for: "Aiding and abetting person in charge of unlicensed public place permitting consumption of alcoholic beverage." It took over 2 1/2 hours for most people to get written up. All 18+ people from outside Milwaukee were threatened lots with jailtime but were eventually released. Those under 18 or without identification were taken to jail for fingerprinting searches. Bail for those over 18 (without ID) was $325, or they spent up to 24 hours in jail. Those under 18 were fined (get this) ***$55*** for the same charge that I was fined $325 for and $55 for curfew. 950 people were present. 200 people went to jail. The police were rude and disorganized. People were taken to jail for simply asking questions. People were pushed and physically abused for no apparent reason. I, personally, had been zip-cuffed so tightly that one of my hands turned red. The officer told me that he was "going to put the cuffs on loose." If I wiggled out, he would put them on "tightly." When my hand turned red, another officer cut that cuff off, but left the other one on, also excruciatingly tight, for me to "wiggle off myself." That hand still has a bruise on it. The only beer bottles I saw were the following: 2 7 oz bottles (open) of Miller Genuine Draft which Nick had behind the DJ tables, and at least 4 bottles, which a narcotics investigator pulled out of the location's mailbox. Considering that Grave Rave security (DICKS) were searching (according to the map, whose directions SUCKED) for "bottles and metal objects," I have reason to believe that the cops planted the bottles there to initiate the seizure in the first place. FIRE CODES IS BULLSHIT. The fire marshall is the ONLY person with authority to close a party for fire violations. FUCK THE POLICE. This whole thing is BULLSHIT. Another thing, I don't understand how Mr. Math comes up with 325*1000 as being over a million bucks...it's more like 325*800+55*1150+55*150 =Jerry Dischler=|Little Fluffy Cloud|=disc@quads.uchicago.edu= Article 4157 of alt.rave: Newsgroups: alt.rave Path: agate!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!fnal.fnal.gov!maxwell From: maxwell@fnalo.fnal.gov Subject: Re: Milwaukee Rave Busted References: <1992Nov02.084037.26709@mixcom.com> <1992Nov2.170919.17504@cs.wisc.edu> <1992Nov2.223511.28087@cs.wisc.edu> Sender: nobody@ctr.columbia.edu Organization: Fermi National Accelerator Lab Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1992 03:22:48 GMT Message-ID: <1992Nov2.212248.1@fnalo.fnal.gov> Lines: 38 X-Posted-From: fnalo.fnal.gov NNTP-Posting-Host: sol.ctr.columbia.edu In article <1992Nov2.223511.28087@cs.wisc.edu>, palmer@anthrax.cs.wisc.edu (Mark Palmer) writes: > > Milwaukee Journal - 2 NOV 1992 - Page A1 > > (Leader) 'Rave' party raid > > (Headline) $300,000 fines possible for party planners > > (Sub-header) More than 900 who attended Halloween bash fined $325 > > (Byline) By ANNE BOTHWELL of The Journal staff > > Four people arrested for organizing a massive "rave" party were expected > to meet with representatives from the city attorney's office Monday to discuss > their case. > About 900 people received $325 citations at the party in a warehouse at > 710 W. Virginia St. on Sunday morning. > The citations were issued for aiding and abetting a person in charge of > an unlicensed public place, and permitting consumption of an alcoholic > beverage. I hope that EVERY SINGLE PERSON who got fined *challenges* their fine. If the fines aren't challenged, the fascists will be emboldended. If the fines *are challenged, all 900 of them, one at a time, the fascists will be humiliated. Some of you might consider active legal counterattacks. (Sue the city, cops etc.) Don't forget to send Ben Masel your Narc pictures. Please don't give the fascists a free ride on this one. regards.max Article 4192 of alt.rave: Path: agate!ames!decwrl!olivea!sgigate!rutgers!uwvax!anthrax.cs.wisc.edu!palmer From: palmer@anthrax.cs.wisc.edu (Mark Palmer) Newsgroups: alt.rave Subject: Re: Milwaukee Rave Busted Message-ID: <1992Nov3.195644.4211@cs.wisc.edu> Date: 3 Nov 92 19:56:44 GMT References: <1992Nov2.170919.17504@cs.wisc.edu> <1992Nov2.223511.28087@cs.wisc.edu> <1992Nov3.092402.25587@src.umd.edu> Sender: news@cs.wisc.edu (The News) Organization: University of Wisconsin, Madison -- Computer Sciences Dept. Lines: 60 Milwaukee Sentinel - 3 NOV 1992 (Headline) 4 'rave' organizers fined $3,000 each (Byline) By TINA BURNSIDE Sentinel staff writer The four organizers of the clandestine "rave" party where police arrested more than 950 people were fined $3,000 each Monday for permitting alcohol consumption in a public place without a license. The president of the company that owns the Walker's Point warehouse used for the party accused the organizers of renting it under false pretenses and allowing partygoers to trash it. "They told me it was to be used to shoot a commercial video," said Hans Moede, president and attorney for Atlas Development Corp. "We had no idea there was going to be a party." Organizers declined to comment on Moede's charge. Moede, who said he learned about the party from a television newscast Sunday night, also was fined $3,000. He said he may sue the organizers. The organizers apologized for the event. "We wanted to have a non-alcoholic event where people could come and be peaceful. We will never do a rave party again," said Robin L. Bott, 30, of West Bend. "This has been the grave of rave." Woodrow W. McBride, 24, of Minneapolis, Minn.; Bobette M. Reiss, 26, of Bloomington, Minn.; Michael S. Vance, 31, of Madison; and Bott appeared in Municipal Court before Judge William J. Panagis. All of the defendants pleaded no contest. Asst. City Atty. David Halbrooks had said Sunday the four faced fines of $300,000 apiece. But under an agreement Monday between the party organizers' attorneys and Halbrooks, the fines were cut to $3,000. Each defendant would be allowed to use $2,000 of the $8,000 police confiscated in ticket money as credit toward the fine. They would be responsible for paying the remaining $1,000 out of their own pockets with monthly payments of $75 over 13 months. The organizers cooperated with police immediately after they were arrested, Halbrooks said. As part of the deal, the defendants agreed to apologize publicly for the problems the party caused. The party took place at an old tannery warehouse at 710 W. Virginia St. It was raided after undercover officers who went to the party saw juveniles and adults using drugs and alcohol. The partygoers, ages 13 to 40, were fined $325 each for aiding and abetting the consumption of alcohol in a public place without a license. Rave parties originated in Britain in the 1980s and consist of "techno-house" music, wild dancing and light laser shows [sic]. Use of marijuana and hallucinogens is common, authorities said. "We had nothing but good intentions," said McBride. "We wanted to provide an extremely exciting and positive event." McBride, who has worked as a disc jockey at many rave parties, said they organized the event as an alternative to nightclubs. "The clubs are alcohol-oriented, and at the 'rave' the focus is on music and art. We wanted to provide the best music and entertainment that money could buy for $10," the price of a ticket, Article 4249 of alt.rave: Path: agate!spool.mu.edu!uwm.edu!miller.cs.uwm.edu!poepping From: poepping@miller.cs.uwm.edu (Todd W Poepping) Newsgroups: alt.rave Subject: GRAVE UPDATE Date: 5 Nov 1992 00:19:28 GMT Organization: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Lines: 52 Distribution: w Message-ID: <1d9pagINN1kn@uwm.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.89.9.13 RAVERS UNITE!!!!! IF WE DON'T STAND UP TO THIS, IT COULD SPREAD!!! for anyone involved PLEASE call the DROP BASS NETWORK/FULL HOUSE voice mails. 414.283.1XHi 414.283.1031 we are keeping an up to date message about the entire event. it seems the police were supprised to find that DROP BASS NETWORK and/or FULL HOUSE PROD. were not involved. for these are the groups that the investigation was done on. the police are trying to put partial blame on the above groups for involvment in GRAVE. and are begining prosecution of the "RING LEADERS" There is a Lawyer that has said he will represent each and everyone of the ticketed persons. DON'T PAY YOUR TICKET FIGHT IT!!!, TAKE IT TO A JURY TRIAL the police are already folding, they have agreeded to lower all of the $325 tickets to $79.00 on the condition you plead no contest and are not caught at a "rave" in the next year. (WHAT STOP RAVING FOR A FULL YEAR!!! NO WAY) also, the original fines for the promoters of $3000 has been reduced to $1,000, it seems the promoters can use the $8000 seized at the map point toward their fines. ($8000 <> 950 * 10 what happened to the other $1500, not to mention all of the money collected from people not yet at the event!!) if there is action against the promoters not invlolved we will be organizing a protest, stay tuned here and to the voice mail messages above. THE VOICE MAILS ARE BEING MONITERED BY THE POLICE, WATCH WHAT YOU SAY. IF THE ABOVE #'S GET DISCONNECTED, CHECK HERE AND I WILL PUBLISH AN AS OF YET UNUSED, UNMONITERED #. thanx to all who will stand up and fight this.