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"Arlington seeks charges in underage drinking" by Brock Parker |
Globe Correspondent, October 23, 2012
Arlington police said they will seek charges in connection with a
party at former selectwoman Annie LaCourt’s home Friday night in which
they said 21 teenagers were drinking alcohol.
Arlington police Captain Richard Flynn said the department will file
criminal complaints in Cambridge District Court asking that LaCourt and
her husband, Mark Burstein, each be charged with 33 counts of
furnishing alcohol to a person under 21 and three counts of
contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
Flynn said he expects the paperwork for the criminal complaints to
be filed at the District Court, located in Medford, Tuesday morning.
A magistrate will then determine whether there is probable cause to charge the couple.
Police said a total of 33 underage people were at LaCourt’s home at
48 Chatham St. Friday night around 10 p.m. Police said 21
of the underage people had been drinking, including one who was
“fall-down drunk,” said Flynn. The people were all 17 years old,
except for three who were 16, police said.
LaCourt and Burstein were home and knew about the party, Flynn said.
Police discovered a similar party at the couple’s home in June 2009,
but not to the extent of Friday’s party. No charges were filed,
Flynn said.
Charges will be sought for the party Friday because police said
LaCourt and Burstein allowed people under age 21 access to alcoholic
beverages in violation of state law.
Flynn said the underage people found to be drinking at the party will
face criminal charges or will be offered the chance to participate in a
juvenile diversion program for first-time offenders.
LaCourt declined to comment to a reporter Monday when reached by
phone. She served seven years on the Board of Selectmen before deciding
not to seek reelection in the spring. Burstein could not be reached for
comment.
Flynn said Arlington police had officers out Friday night working to stop underage drinking.
An Arlington High School football game where police were going to be
working was rained out, and police observed a group of underage people
walking out of LaCourt’s home carrying red plastic cups.
The group
walked to the playground at the nearby Stratton School, where police
discovered that everyone in the group was intoxicated, Flynn said.
When police went to LaCourt’s home, they found more underage people
who had been drinking, Flynn said, and brought them all outside.
Police administered Breathalyzer tests for all of the teenagers, and
found that 21 had alcohol in their system. Police called in a fire and
rescue unit to evaluate one person who was drunk, and they also called
the parents of the teenagers to come and pick them up.
“That was job one, to make sure that the kids got home safe and
sound,” Flynn said. Flynn said police do not know who provided the
alcohol. He said none of the teenagers admitted to bringing beer to the
home.
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"Former Arlington selectwoman Annie LaCourt and husband fined for underage drinking party
Former Arlington selectwoman Annie LaCourt and her husband Mark Burstein have been fined $500 each and ordered not to have gatherings of anyone under 21 at their home, where police said the couple had an underage drinking party in October. In a hearing that was not open to the public in Cambridge Wednesday, Middlesex Juvenile Court Judge Kenneth King accepted LaCourt and Burstein’s admission pleas to a criminal complaint charging them each with three counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, Court Clerk Paul Hartnett said Thursday. The pleas do not lead to a guilty pleas being entered into the record, Hartnett said."
What a LOVE TAP on the WRIST!
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Not the right religion or other connections?
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Time to bury this story (frown).
