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Over 80 arrested at LA rave party
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Authorities say more than 80 young people were arrested at a rave party inside the Los Angeles Sports Arena, most on drugs charges.
Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Erik Scott says paramedics treated a small number of people for minor injuries at the 18th Annual Love Festival late Saturday and early Sunday. Scott says private ambulances took a few other injured attendees to hospitals.
A handful of minors were arrested for using false identifications to attempt to enter the electronic music party, attended by about 4,100 people.
Partygoers had to prove they were at least 18 years old, and all were searched for contraband, especially illegal drugs.
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The event drew special attention, coming just two months after the suspected drug overdose death of a 15-year-old girl who attended the much larger Electric Daisy Carnival at the nearby Memorial Coliseum.
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