Sydney riot squad called as 500 teens crash 16th birthday party

Other footage shows the unruly crowds fleeing from police officers trying to disperse the crowd.

Police claimed they were forced to use pepper spray after some partygoers threw bottles at them.

“There were a few people climbing over their neighbours’ fence here to get in and out of the party,” local man Aedan Byrne told 9News.

The Sydney Morning Herald reported public order, riot squad and police air support units worked for more than an hour to bring order to the party.

Another video posted to Facebook, captioned “Parents: do you know where your high school-aged children are?”, showed a circling helicopter beaming a spotlight over the suburban streets.

One local Facebook user,…