Unruly Teenagers A Problem For Falmouth Police During July 4 Weekend

FALMOUTH, MA — July 4 and the days leading up to it brought a number of issues for Falmouth residents and police due to large groups of unruly — and likely drunk — teenagers.

Falmouth police said they dealt with large groups of teenagers who gathered on local beaches and behaved in a "disrespectful and rude" manner. There was also "widespread evidence" of underage drinking, police said.

Fireworks — illegal in Massachusetts — were being shot both in the air and at other people, and beaches "were left an utter disaster with litter, alcohol containers and broken glass, which took the Falmouth DPW hours to clean up," police added.

In addition to the unruly behavior on beaches, police also explained a few individual incidents.

"A resident of North Falmouth had a can of beer thrown through the front window of their house, shattering the window and nearly missing a person inside the home," police said of one.

"A group of teens climbed up and trespassed onto the balcony of a Falmouth Heights condominium, right outside the bedroom of a sleeping child. They were promptly asked to leave by an adult resident," officials said of another.

Police said some groups behaved respectfully and followed police direction, "but the majority were uncooperative and presenting a public nuisance. These groups were a mixture of local teens as well as a large number of visiting teens."

Overall there were arrests made for offenses like minor in possession of alcohol, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, disturbing the peace and failure to identify.