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AIBU?

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Original poster

In wanting to phone the police now for the young teenage party that has just started in my street?

39 replies

paolosgirl · 07/03/2009 19:02

DH has just got back from the shop were a few young lads who were already drunk were trying to buy more alcohol. They were refused, but have now appeared in our street for a party that has just kicked off.

No noise as yet, but knowing how long the police take to arrive and knowing how drunk some of them are already (given the state of the ones out smoking) - should we call the police now, or leave it and wait and see what happens?

Really - this is a small cul de sac with lots of young children getting ready for bed. No sign of the teenagers parents either..

OP posts:
HelpwithNameNeeded · 07/03/2009 19:06

YANBU if they are underage drinking, phone the police and put an end to it

nickytwotimes · 07/03/2009 19:08

Yanbu.
They will take hours to come by which time you will be beyond fuming. Better to call now while it is still managable.

HelpwithNameNeeded · 07/03/2009 19:10

If you phone now and they arrive before midnight I will be [shocked]

DollyMessiter · 07/03/2009 19:10

I wouldn't call the police unless there was any trouble.

EldonAve · 07/03/2009 19:12

Call now on the non emergency number

JazzHands · 07/03/2009 19:13

How old are the teenagers? Are we talking 13, 15 or 17?

MaryMotherOfCheeses · 07/03/2009 19:13

All you can report is underage drinking. If they're not actually causing trouble, I don't see what the police can do. Surely police time would be better spent on where trouble is actually happening.

Original poster
paolosgirl · 07/03/2009 19:16

About 14/15. I agree - police time IS better spent on trouble that's happening, which is why I'm not sure what to do. I know from past experience though that by the time there is trouble the police are so busy that they take ages to respond, simply because there just isn't enough of them.

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JazzHands · 07/03/2009 19:17

And they have had rowdy parties/caused trouble before ie you can fairly safely say that it will kick off?

Just trying to see what I would do...

Kimi · 07/03/2009 19:17

How old are the teenagers?
It 7.15 0n a Saturday night for crying out loud, if it were 2am in the morning I could see the point of getting stressed over it.
Just because people have young children to go to bed does not mean the rest of the world over the age of 4 need tiptoe about.
Sorry YABU

WorzselMummage · 07/03/2009 19:17

If there all pissed already surely they will burn themselves out before long ?

brimfull · 07/03/2009 19:19

yeh they'll all be crying and throwing up soon,then they'll fall asleep-remember?

Original poster
paolosgirl · 07/03/2009 19:26

Oh yes, I remember it all - teenage angst and drama!

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janeite · 07/03/2009 19:29

Yes, you're being unreasonable. Let the polic deal with emergencies.

JazzHands · 07/03/2009 19:31

Have they got form on the party front though paolosgirl?

Is this a regular occurance and it always ends up being a nightmare?

nametaken · 07/03/2009 20:00

YABU - What do you want the police to do. Arrest them for having a Saturday night party? How very dare they.

mersmam · 07/03/2009 20:13

I don't think you've really got any grounds for caling the police as they're not making any noise or anything (and it may continue that way).
We had the same situation with our next door neighbours teenager a couple of weeks ago (and they were making noise) - but as it was a one-off thing we let it go.
Could you have a word with the parents tomorrow to try and ensure it doesn't turn into a regular thing?

VerynicenonacidicTits · 07/03/2009 20:18

I dont balme you for wanting to phone the police, ffs if they want to get smashed let them do it outside there own homes, why should you have to put up with it

If it were me i would get my DH to go and move them on before they get out of hand

Original poster
paolosgirl · 07/03/2009 20:18

Yes, I think I'll maybe have a wee quiet word with them. The lads were being quite abusive at the shop, both to the woman behind the counter and to adults who wouldn't buy them the alcohol. DH idn't realise that they were coming back into the street until he got home. I know one of the girls in the house has a boyfriend whom the parents loathe , so they are probably having a bit of a time with her...

Anyway, no noise so far - probably the torrential rain has put them off snogging in the garden

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MaryMotherOfCheeses · 07/03/2009 20:21

How many of them are there?

DollyMessiter · 07/03/2009 20:24

Move them on?
I thought they were at a party at a house?
Are they drinking in the streets then?

Meglet · 07/03/2009 20:26

I'd leave it for a while. If it gets rowdy later call the non-emergency number. With a bit of luck all they'll end up with splitting hangovers in the morning and no real harm done.

I did the same thing at 14 and got hammered. Didn't do it again for many many years. I also got bollocked when I got home the next day .

BadSister · 07/03/2009 20:27

Can't wait for you to have teenagers

Original poster
paolosgirl · 07/03/2009 20:48

Yes, I had a party at my parents house when they were out once - they came home to copious amounts of vomit (which wasn't mine) on the driveway, which they made me clear up the next day. Not nice when you've got a hangover.

Anyway, just had a neighbour at the door - he'd gone out and had a word with them because it was getting noisy, and they told him they were all moving onto another party. Looks like we got off lightly - the real fun is going somewhere else. Hey - maybe I should have gone over with my bottle of Chablis and asked if I could go with them!

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bubblerock · 07/03/2009 21:00

Police won't come out for noise now even if it's late, they'll only come out if they are fighting etc..

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