40 Juveniles Caught Drinking Alcohol; Parents Charged: Cops

EAST HAMPTON, NY — Parents were charged after 40 juveniles were caught drinking at a house party in East Hampton, police said.

According to East Hampton Village Police, officers responded to a noise complaint on Dec. 27 at 9:19 p.m. at a home on The Circle. Officers found 30 to 40 juveniles inside and outside the residence having a party; the underaged kids were seen possessing and consuming alcohol, police said.

The majority of juveniles fled the scene when the police arrived, officials said. However, a 15-year old who lives at the residence was located by police — and the parents, Sylvia Flender, 52, and Daniel Meeks 51, were found in adjoining rooms, police said.

Both parents were charged with unlawfully dealing with a child and violating the Suffolk County Social Host Law, both misdemeanors, police said.

They were released and will be arraigned in East Hampton Town Court on January 9, police said.

Police responded to the same location on October 31 for a drug overdose involving a different 15-year old juvenile, police said; information regarding the juvenile will not be released.