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Police investigating large, maskless party in Raleigh
According to a tip, Westing Event Center holds weekly parties that draw up to 150 people on Saturday nights, with no masks or social distancing.
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According to a tip, Westing Event Center holds weekly parties that draw up to 150 people on Saturday nights, with no masks or social distancing.
>>> THIS IS WRAL NEWS, YOUR #1 SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS. >>> RALEIGH POLICE INVESTIGATE CLAIMS OF ILLEGAL, UNDERGROUND PARTIES IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS. THE QUESTIONS WE ARE ASKING ABOUT HOW THESE PARTIES ARE ABLE TO HAPPEN, JUST AHEAD. >>> PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES PLAN TO RAMP UP COVID-19 VACCINES BY THE END OF MARCH. >>> THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT NORTH HILLS AND NOTHING BUT SUNSHINE! THIS WARM UP WILL COME CLOSE TO RECORD HIGHS. >>> WE ARE LEARNING MORE ABOUT A POSSIBLE ILLEGAL NIGHTCLUB UNDER INVESTIGATION IN RALEIGH. GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM JEFF HOGAN. >> A VIEWER SENT US A VIDEO OF A SO-CALLED UNDERGROUND PARTY VIOLATING THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS. WE HAVE SPENT MORE THAN A DAY WORKING TO TRACE THESE PARTIES AND WHETHER THEY WERE PERMITTED. SHE JOINS US LIVE. >> Reporter: YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, THE EVENT SPACE. THIS IS THE WESTING EVENT CENTER WHERE THOSE PARTIES TOOK PLACE. YOU CAN SEE THAT WE ARE IN AN INDUSTRIAL CENTER. NO ONE IS INSIDE. OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS, I HAVE MET NEIGHBORS IN THIS INDUSTRIAL PARK AND THEY TELL ME THAT THIS EVENT CENTER STAYS VERY QUIET DURING THE DAY. THEY HAVE SEEN CLEANING CREWS COME AND AT LEAST ONE NEIGHBOR TELLS ME THAT SOME OF HIS WORKERS HAVE SEEN PARTIES HERE AT NIGHT, OVERNIGHT, IN THE PAST. WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS VIDEO THAT ONE OF OUR VIEWERS SENT US, A CONCERNED VIEWER. IN IT, YOU CAN SEE A LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE DANCING AND DRINKING. SHE TELLS US THAT THE FOOTAGE WAS SHOT INSIDE THE WESTING EVENT CENTER. THEY HAD ABOUT 100-150 INSIDE AND THERE ARE NO MASKS AND NO SOCIAL DISTANCING. WE LOOKED UP THE INSTAGRAMS PAGE PROMOTING THE PARTIES CALLED 24/7. AFTER I SENT THEM A DIRECT MESSAGE, THE PAGE WAS TAKEN DOWN. WE ALSO CONTACTED THE RALEIGH POLICE DEPARTMENT ABOUT THESE CLAIMS WHO WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THESE PARTIES TAKING PLACE. THEY TELL ME THAT THEY DID RECEIVE A COMPLAINT AND, THIS PAST SATURDAY NIGHT, ABOUT A GATHERING AT THE WESTING EVENT CENTER. HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TELL US WHAT HAS COME UP THAT COMPLAINT. THEY HAD OFFICERS COME HERE BUT WE DON'T KNOW IF ANY CITATIONS WERE ISSUED. WE HEAR THAT IT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND WE ARE WAITING TO GET AN UPDATE. I ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE ABC COMMISSION TO SEE IF THEY WERE PERMITTED TO HAVE GATHERINGS, SELLING OR SERVING ALCOHOL AND A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ABC COMMISSION TELLS ME THAT THEY HAVE NOT HAD ANY PERMITS TO SELL ALCOHOL HERE SINCE 2018. BACK TO YOU.