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Subscriber only Parents who buy their children alcohol are breaking the law can could receive a massive fine. Richmond Police District Acting Inspector Bernadette Ingram said as the community prepares for Australia Day, people should be aware of law regarding underage drinking. Supply means supply ‒ even as a parent you can t supply alcohol to your kids even in a licensed premises, she said. Adults can be fined up to $1100 if they have been found supplying minor on a licensed premises, and even the kids can receive a fine of $220. Act Insp Ingram said the warning comes as officers target anti-social behaviour around the Australia Day holiday.
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Subscriber only OFFICERS had a busy time over New Year s Eve in the Richmond Police District with 17 arrests for crimes ranging from serious drug offences through to intoxicated youths and the theft of a McDonalds delivery vehicle. In the early hours of January 1, police were also investigating the matter of a stolen McDonalds delivery vehicle, said Acting Inspector Bernadette Ingram. The driver was delivering food to an address in Union St, South Lismore, around 4.20am today and the driver exited the vehicle to deliver the food when the incident occurred, she said. A caucasian man in his late 20s wearing blue and white striped shirt and baggy pants allegedly jumped in and stole the vehicle.