Crime & Safety

Woman Hospitalized, Franklin Lakes Drinking Party Busted: Police

Matthew Lyons, 19, was charged with providing alcohol to persons underage, police said.

FRANKLIN LAKES, NJ — A woman was hospitalized after police responded to an underage drinking party late Sunday night, authorities said.

Officers responded to a report at 11:21 p.m. of an intoxicated woman who needed medical attention at a Scioto Drive home, said Franklin Lakes Police Capt. John Bakelaar.

Police found "a number of underage adults" had been consuming alcohol at the home, Bakelaar said.

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The Franklin Lakes Ambulance Corps took the woman to Valley Hospital in Ridgewood.

Matthew Lyons, 19, was arrested and charged with providing alcohol to persons underage, the captain said.

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