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CEDAR â Nearly a dozen young people will face sanctions after being ticketed during a Saturday night drinking party discovered because of pandemic rules.
Leelanau County Sheriff Mike Borkovich said a tipster concerned about current COVID-19 restrictions being violated by alcohol-consuming teens sent deputies to a home on West Skyline Drive, where they found a house party afoot. They handed out 11 tickets for minors in possession of alcohol, including one second-offense misdemeanor citation, he said.
âThe concern was they werenât being cautious . by gathering and partying, drinking and sharing cups,â Borkovich said.
The sheriff said no drugs were found at the scene, just alcohol in the hands of minors.