Dreamstate SoCal 2018 Sees Pickpocket Attacks

 Dreamstate SoCal 2018

This previous weekend, we loved Trancegiving in all its glory at Dreamstate SoCal 2018. At the NOS Events Center in San Bernardino, Gareth Emery closed out the second night time with an incredible Laserface manufacturing. Ferry Corsten, Vini ViciJohn O’Callaghan and lots of extra artists introduced their worldwide music recreation and it was on level. Our hearts melted and our faces will want time to recuperate from the grins and emotion. Unfortunately, no competition is protected from theft even one as healthful as this.

A member the EDM Madness Facebook group had confronted a cautious group Friday night time. After this primary signal skepticism, the weekend continued. Saturday, Joey adopted and confronted one man earlier within the night time whereas attempting to get a maintain safety. Once the suspect caught wind being adopted, he bought aggressive and Joey’s group let him go. Around 1 am throughout Gareth’s set, a pal acknowledged the identical man shuffling by way of the group with a freshly purchased grey Dreamstate hoodie.

Frustrated along with his antics, the group adopted him, pushed him out the group and tried to see who else labored with him. Noticing a second man, Joey’s boyfriend tried to verify their suspicions by locking the fender in a chokehold. Sure sufficient, two telephones had been within the second dent’s pocket. A brawl ensued leaving Joey with a punch to the face and his boyfriend attempting to retaliate. Many individuals lept from the group to assist however extra the grey Dreamstate hoodie gang joined as properly. Security bought known as shortly after the battle began.

Photo Credit: Joey

The thieves made three makes an attempt at Joey’s telephone, with an additional try whereas it was leashed onto him. Four individuals from Joey’s group ended up getting wounded from what everybody else assumed to be a mosh pit. Chris (Joey’s boyfriend) suffered a knee to the intestine. Olani caught the tail finish a punch along with her face. Adrian bought punched within the face twice.

A phrase from Joey:

The solely approach we will cease this from taking place is confronting these individuals. No one ought to ever be feeling your pockets and now we have to work as a group to guard one another. If your telephone is lacking, please report it to Insomniac’s misplaced and located right here. You also can file a police report right here.

Attendees who witnessed the scenario prompt hiring an undercover group to pinpoint these precise pickpockets like undercover ravers do. Or maybe a steel detector search when exiting the competition or gifting telephone bungee cords for protected holding. How can we make the setting protected from this subsequent 12 months? Let us know.

The #trancefam group is certainly robust so thanks to everybody that reached out in help. Until subsequent 12 months, a lot love!


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