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Ludlowe Road Mom, 54, Arrested during Underage Drinking Party

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Police arrested a 54-year-old Ludlowe Road mom on drug and alcohol charges, including one felony offense, after police on Saturday night discovered an underage drinking party in her home. At about 9:34 p.m. on March 7, police responded to the home on an anonymous tip, and told the woman who answered the door why they were there, according to a police report. Inside the house, police found alcohol and, on hearing noises in a basement, entered to find a mess of empty cans and bottles, marijuana and smoking gear, and at least 25 teens running out the back through a screen door, the report said. Many of the kids returned when called back to the house by police, and,according to Police Sgt. Carol Ogrinc, the department’s public information officer, they included:

two 17-year-old girls;
seven 16-year-old girls;
nine 16-year-old boys;
and seven 15-year-old boys.

Government

Town Seeks Details from Outback as Teen Center’s Role Grows Murky

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Facing a lack of demand and operating funds, Outback Teen Center needs a “critical intervention” from the town in order to continue, officials said Wednesday. Since the nonprofit teen center opened behind Town Hall in April 2001, the landscape of youth services in town has changed dramatically, with more groups—including churches, schools and organizations such as the YMCA—expanding their offerings, officials said during a regular Board of Selectmen meeting, held in the Training Room at the New Canaan Police Department. Funding sources such as corporate giving no longer are available in the numbers they once were, officials have said, and energy costs are high at the cavernous Outback building. Addressing Outback Board of Directors President Sangeeta Appel and seeking to put into plain language the nonprofit organization’s position, First Selectman Rob Mallozzi said: “You would like to see a partnership with town, you still have an active board, you are still raising money and you have a mission. But what you are saying is that without some critical intervention or support from the town, that there is a chance that the Teen Center may not be here.

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Felony Alcohol Charges for Two New Canaan Boys, 16

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Police arrested two New Canaan teens by warrant last week in connection with a December house party on Ponus Ridge. The 16-year-olds are accused of bringing 30-packs of beer to an underage drinking party on Dec. 5 (a Friday) and not leaving after the youth who lives there had asked them to, according to a police report. Each teen was charged with providing alcohol to minors, a felony offense, and first-degree criminal trespass, a misdemeanor. The party had been attended by about 50 to 60 youths, according to Sgt.

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New Canaan Girl, 14, Cited by Police for Underage Drinking Party; Mom Home and on Phone Upstairs

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Police cited a 14-year-old Carter Street girl on alcohol-related charges after breaking up an underage drinking party at her home. Responding to a call that came in at 8:54 p.m. on Nov. 14 (a Friday), police arrived at the residence and saw teens scattering and walking down Carter Street carrying alcohol, as well as kids scrambling and running into the woods. The girl who lived there told police she’d invited a limited number of kids and ended up with 50 or 60 in attendance, according to a police report. Her mom, who was at home, told police she didn’t know what was happening, claiming she’d been on the phone for the duration of the party, according to a police report.

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15 Teens Rounded Up, One Charged, at New Canaan Underage Drinking, Pot Party

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Police rounded up more than a dozen youths at an underage drinking and marijuana party in New Canaan on Saturday night, arresting the 16-year-old boy who hosted it after finding beer and pot-smoking gear in the home. Police responded to a call at about 9:03 p.m. on Oct. 18 of a large party involving youths and possibly alcohol on Hillcrest Road, according to Sgt. Carol Ogrinc, public information officer of the New Canaan Police Department. Arriving, police saw cars parked on the street and several kids running into the woods.