Shawn Cohen of lohud.com reported on the training in a Jan. 26 article:
About 85 police officers from 24 jurisdictions participated in the half-day training exercises on how to prevent underage drinking and safely disperse underage gatherings involving alcohol.
The event was sponsored by the state Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services in partnership with several groups including New Rochelle FOCUS (Families Organized to Curb the Use of Substances). ...
"House parties are chaotic and, when police departments respond to them, they're placed in chaotic situations," [said Bruce Kelly, coalition coordinator for FOCUS and a former investigator and prosecutor in the Westchester District Attorney's Office]. This training gives them effective ways to deal with the chaos and also make sure kids and parties are dispersed safely."
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