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Teens charged for raunchy party bus antics
Lynda Hillman -Replay
Lakehsore Advance
Police are investigating after
raunchy videos of teenagers
partying on a school bus
lagund for Grand Bend's beach
ti posted to the Internet,
tjundreds of Kitchener
Waterloo students participated
in an all ages event July 15th
focused on end of school year
fun and advertised on a Face -
book site.
An OPP release July loth
cuirculated let the media know
there would be a pro -active
approach taken regarding the
bus trip, The release said,"
"The OPP received informa-
tion that suggests that a large
group of youth is planning to
attend the GB area this
weekend."
"The OPP is taking 44 proac-
tive approach by both educat-
ing youth prior to the weekend
4411(1 continuing 1V1th 11110 toler-
ance approach for people that
ch008e t0 break the laws,"
"Public safety Is a top prior-
ity of the OPP and urge the
lpublic to be mindful of the
aws in an effort to keep every-
one safe"
The information for the
event, on at Fncebook site
explained the event i11
detail;"'Trade In your Books,
paper, and pencils For 'Towels,
Shorts, And Sunglasses And
10111 us on Friday, Italy 1 5th,
2011 For an End of School
Beach Party 4 party buses $ 1 5
dollars a spot Limited tickets
(Only 180 seats) FIRST COME
FIRST SERVE, Phone numbers
were provided for ticket info.
The site organizer then wrote,
"Since you guys made my
party hits to Grand Bend on
Senior Skip Day such a huge
success, 1 have planned
another Trip to the beach. Peo-
ple who have attended and
have had lots of fun on the last
event, they know what 1 am
talking about!!! so ask them
about their experience on the
buses, and how much fun they
had! 'There is nothing better
than boarding a party bus,
!laving a good time, and going
to the Beach, '1'o celebrate the
end of a long school year."
OPP
But the party was inter-
rupted after police, tipped off
by a Facebook page promoting
the summer party, stopped the
bus on route to the 1.ake Huron
beach last Friday,
"We got pulled over by the
cops and they matte everybody
exit the bus and they're check-
ing for alcohol," one teen said
in a video Outside the bus,
Police arrested three
16 -year-olds for public intoxi-
cation and laid multiple under-
age drinking charges,
Officers also found a small
amount of marijuana on the
bus and poured out "a large
quantity of liquor,"
"Clearly the kids were doing
whatever they wanted to do,"
said Ontario Provincial Police
Sgt. Dave Rektor. "And the
party started before they got to
diIrl
C ea y the kids
were doing whatever
they wanted to
do. And the party
started before they
got to the beach."
— Ontario Provincial Police
Sgt, Dave Rektor
the beach,"
YouTube
1t was not bad enough that
the party was displayed on
Facebook but the kid shot
video that were uplaoded to
You'1'ube,
The video show dozens of
teens -- decked out in sun-
glasses, tank tops and shorts --
dancing in the isles of a yellow
school bus en route to (;rand
Bend,while music blares in the
background.
Some of the revellers can be
seen holding beer bottles while
other teens film the out -of -
control scene with their
cellphones,
In one video, two young girls
kiss as the other partiers cheer
them on.
The footage is graphic at
tinges -- one female lies on top
of a male and gyrates her hips
as teens shriek with joy.
In the videos, the bus driver
slakes no attempts to stop the
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out -of -control behaviour.
"'There's going to be meetings and
interviews (with) the bus companies
and the drivers," said Rektor. "We're
going to try to get to the bottom of
this."
'The teens continued to the beach,
where nearly 1,000 partiers gathered.
Police maintained a beefed-up
presence on the beach throughout
that day.
"When you got young people drink-
ing and dabbling in narcotics, and
you have open bodies of water, it's
only a matter of time before some-
thing tragic happens," Rektor said.
The YouTube video quickly was
removed and many of those involved
in the organization of this trip have
taken their information off the Face -
book site where other summer par-
ties for the summer are still posted.
The police say the under -aged
drinkers, bus company, bus driver all
&A When you got young
g
people drinking and
dabbling in narcotics, and
you have open bodies of
water, it's only a matter
of time before something
tragic happens."
— Ontario Provincial Police Sgt.
Date Rektor
under scrutiny 441(1 charges could be
laid under the Highway 'Traffic Act
and the Liquor License Act.
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