Plans for one housewrecker were put on ice and groups of party-hearty North Vancouver teens were told to take their fun elsewhere after four house parties were crashed by the police this weekend.
Police became aware of one “Project X” style party after the Facebook invite list multiplied into the thousands on social media. The hosts — who were apparently moving out — invited anyone from the North Shore to show up for a massive house party.
“Come get messy with all of us,” they wrote on social media. “Let’s just party for the sake of it! Who’s with me??!?”
Not the police apparently, who contacted the hosts and “strongly suggested” they call it off, said North Vancouver RCMP spokesman Cpl. Richard De Jong.
But other large house parties quickly sprang up elsewhere around North Vancouver. In all of them, teenagers used social media to invite their friends over. But “good news travels fast,” said De Jong and word spread quickly to party crashers who swelled the ranks of attendees, attracting the attention of neighbours as fights between drunk teens broke out.
In one case, a teen girl was knocked out after hitting her head on a curb during a drunken melee.
In some cases, parents of teens attending the parties called police as word leaked back that events were out of control.
In others, the party hosts themselves called in reinforcements.
“Eventually the police do get invited,” said De Jong.
Three of the teens hosting parties did so while their parents were out of town. Not surprisingly, the parents weren’t impressed when informed of what was happening. At a fourth party, a parent was present upstairs in the home but was apparently unaware that large numbers of teens were drinking in the basement.
De Jong said it’s a good idea for a parent to be home when any party is happening, so they can act as a bouncer for uninvited guests.
He added if things get out of control, it’s a good idea to call police earlier than later to help break things up and send party crashers on their way.
