Novato Police Make 'Social Host Ordinance' Arrests on NYE

By Bay City News Service:

Two people were arrested during separate house parties in Novato on New Year’s Eve when minors were found drinking alcohol, police said.

Officers responded to a complaint of a party in the 2000 block of Vineyard Road around 11 p.m. Wednesday, police said.

Patrick Pollack, 20, of Novato, was the host of a large party and officers issued him a citation for violating the city’s social host ordinance, according to police.

While responding to the party on Vineyard Road, officers also responded to another complaint of a party in the 1900 block of Benton Lane, police said.

A 17-year-old boy found with alcohol in the front of the home was cited, according to police.

A 16-year-old girl of Novato was the party’s host and police cited her for violating the city’s social host ordinance, police said.