(NORFOLK COUNTY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Norfolk County Detachment is urging all parents and caregivers to speak to their teens about safety if they plan on attending any after-prom or field parties.
The OPP are warning all parents and caregivers of the inherent dangers of attending and/or hosting after-prom parties. Property owners can, and have been held civilly responsible for injuries sustained to persons on their property. Police want to make it very clear that unsupervised after-prom parties and/or “field parties†are unsafe environments for anyone. Police are continually called to investigate criminal reports of assaults, drug and alcohol offences, sexual assaults, thefts, mischief and other related crimes stemming from these types of parties.
Emergency services providers often have great difficulty accessing victims injured during these events. Police are encouraging parents and caregivers to speak with young people about the associated dangers of attending such events and find alternative activities for them to partake in. Police have investigated associated incidents in which serious bodily harm and death have occurred.
Everyone has a part to play in community safety and it is our hope that anyone with information on suspected field parties or unsupervised after-prom parties will contact their nearest police authority at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.