Police and community team up to foil teenage drinking
binge
27/06/2012
North Wales Police and Community Support
Officers from Pen y Groes thwarted a recent teenage drinking binge
on Dinas Dinlle beach after a call from a member of the public
alerted them to a large number of youths carrying alcohol gathering
in the area.
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Following incidents of anti social behaviour after last
years GCSE exams local officers had been gathering intelligence and
preparing resources but a call shortly after 7pm on Tuesday
19th June led them to an area on the beach where over
100 young people, virtually all under 18 years old, had gathered
with a significant amount of alcohol. Officers seized over
160 bottles and cans of various lagers and beers and a dozen larger
bottles of spirits.
Local PCSO Julie Holland said “It’s not about
wanting to spoil young peoples fun and I’m sure many of them will
have worked very hard for their exams and were rightly looking at a
way to celebrate with their friends. However there are other
and safer ways to celebrate and unfortunately we have seen before
that when large numbers of youths and alcohol mix then problems in
the form of anti social behaviour follow. Young people also
forget it’s for their own safety only last year a young person
attending a similar event was airlifted to hospital after consuming
too much alcohol”
Following the confiscation of the alcohol, all
of which was later destroyed, North Wales Police reported no
incidents of anti social behaviour which they believe supports
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It also helped protect the beach, an area of
special scientific interest, from being damaged or litter
strewn. Local Councillor Eric Jones stated “I am concerned
for the young people themselves and also about the amount of Litter
that would be left behind on the beach. I have received
numerous complaints before hand regarding problems of litter
on Dinas Dinlle beach and because of these concerns I am trying to
arrange more “anti vandal bins” for the area. There are
already groups in the area who work hard arranging beach cleans
with volunteers”.
Anyone concerned about anti social behaviour
in the area or youths congregating to drink alcohol should call
North Wales Police on 101 or anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800
555 111.