From a post on today's Laurelhurst Blog:
I wanted to let you know that the kids were partying at the play-field on 45th near Laurelhurst Elementary again tonight. The noise was exceptionally loud this evening and peaked around 10:30pm.
My neighbor called 911 and apparently there was already a noise complaint called in. They were sending a police officer out to the park.
As a neighborhood, what can we do to try and deter this behavior? It is so loud and has woken me up on more than one occasion.
This is posted a day after I was told about a recent drunk-driving accident near Golden Gardens that involved a neighborhood high school student.
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Showing posts with label underage drinking parties. Show all posts
County cuts underage drinking task force
KOMO News reports that the King County Sheriff's Office has dropped its Party Patrol Task Force due to budget cuts. Here's an excerpt from the report:
"And timing couldn't be worse. With warm weather here and a long summer vacation ahead for students, conditions are ripe for underage drinking. The possibilities even have law enforcement officials uneasy."
"We don't like to think about the ramifications of this. None of them are good," said sheriff's spokesperson John Urquhart. "Primarily it's going to be high school kids - 16, 17, 18, 19 year olds doing this."
The topic of underage drinking parties in parks was featured in the coalition's May newsletter.
"And timing couldn't be worse. With warm weather here and a long summer vacation ahead for students, conditions are ripe for underage drinking. The possibilities even have law enforcement officials uneasy."
"We don't like to think about the ramifications of this. None of them are good," said sheriff's spokesperson John Urquhart. "Primarily it's going to be high school kids - 16, 17, 18, 19 year olds doing this."
The topic of underage drinking parties in parks was featured in the coalition's May newsletter.
Assault at Golden Gardens
On May 9, a Roosevelt High School student was assaulted at Golden Garden Park. The teenager's friend was stabbed and the RHS student was "also assaulted but did not require medical attention" according to the police report. The assault occurred after "a verbal argument ensued over what (was) described as an issue at school." A car was also damaged during the assault.
What is not mentioned in the police report is that underage drinking was involved. Our parks are havens for underage drinking parties and, increasingly, teenagers are injured or assaulted and property, including cars, is damaged or destroyed during these parties. While it's important to stop underage drinking because it is illegal and has negative health consequences, it's just as important to stop underage drinking to keep our kids and our parks safe.
What is not mentioned in the police report is that underage drinking was involved. Our parks are havens for underage drinking parties and, increasingly, teenagers are injured or assaulted and property, including cars, is damaged or destroyed during these parties. While it's important to stop underage drinking because it is illegal and has negative health consequences, it's just as important to stop underage drinking to keep our kids and our parks safe.
Parties at Magnuson
I've heard through the grapevine that large underage drinking parties are alive and well at Magnuson Park.
The Parks Department recently reported a large party by Kite Hill on Friday, March 6. Since Parks Department personnel do not have the authority to "exclude" anyone from parks, nothing was done.
On Friday the 13th, another large party took place near Kite Hill. This time, a person was assaulted, their car windows smashed and tires slashed.
Underage drinking is a problem in our community and parties at Magnuson Park are well-known. As a community, we need to come together to stop these parties. Even if teenagers aren't driving, it is not unheard of for youth to seriously injure themselves and others, vandalize, and sexually assault others while they are under the influence. We can sit around pointing fingers at one another saying that it's the other person's responsibility to do something but, really, we all have a role to play in reducing underage drinking and these increasingly dangerous parties in our parks.
Find out more and attend the upcoming Prevention WINS general coalition meeting Monday, March 23, 8:00 a.m. at Nathan Hale High School.
Parents can find out more about how they can keep track of their teens, so that they know their children aren't among those partying at Magnuson, by attending the parenting forum at Eckstein Middle School on March 23 at 7:00 p.m.
The Parks Department recently reported a large party by Kite Hill on Friday, March 6. Since Parks Department personnel do not have the authority to "exclude" anyone from parks, nothing was done.
On Friday the 13th, another large party took place near Kite Hill. This time, a person was assaulted, their car windows smashed and tires slashed.
Underage drinking is a problem in our community and parties at Magnuson Park are well-known. As a community, we need to come together to stop these parties. Even if teenagers aren't driving, it is not unheard of for youth to seriously injure themselves and others, vandalize, and sexually assault others while they are under the influence. We can sit around pointing fingers at one another saying that it's the other person's responsibility to do something but, really, we all have a role to play in reducing underage drinking and these increasingly dangerous parties in our parks.
Find out more and attend the upcoming Prevention WINS general coalition meeting Monday, March 23, 8:00 a.m. at Nathan Hale High School.
Parents can find out more about how they can keep track of their teens, so that they know their children aren't among those partying at Magnuson, by attending the parenting forum at Eckstein Middle School on March 23 at 7:00 p.m.
Facebook exposes underage drinking party
Here's an article from MSNBC about how Connecticut police found out about an underage drinking party through photos posted on Facebook.
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