More than 400 fines, charges issued in Kingston's University District after weekend partying

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More than $40,000 in fines was handed out during a weekend of back-to-school partying in Kingston's University District in what the city's acting police chief described as an 'unsettling trend in reckless behaviours.'

More than $40,000 in fines was handed out during a weekend of back-to-school partying in Kingston's University District in what the city's acting police chief described as an "unsettling trend in reckless behaviours."CBC NewsKingston police and bylaw officers handed out more than $40,000 in fines during move-in week parties in the city's University District.

Twenty-four people were charged with drinking under the age of 19, four with public intoxication and 295 with open liquor, according to a media release shared by police and the city. The total represented a significant spike in tickets compared to last year, when city statistics show 44 people were charged for open liquor and two for public intoxication between Aug. 30 and Sept. 4, 2022.

 

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