Police say their actions are a violation of the state s COVID-19 protocols. Author: WKYC Staff Updated: 7:03 PM PST December 16, 2020
MOUNT HEALTHY, Ohio Police in Southwest Ohio say parents and multiple juveniles are facing criminal charges after allegedly violating state health orders with a birthday party.
Authorities in the city of Mount Healthy, near Cincinnati, say a parent organized a party bus for a teen s 14th birthday party and that the vehicle took roughly 60 kids to the Hilltop Plaza Shopping Center. There apparently was an open invite for the gathering.
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After officers saw the bus and noticed few if any of the attendees were wearing masks or social distancing, several fights broke out among the kids, with one teen being arrested after allegedly taking a swing at one of the officers.
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Parents in Ohio face charges after loading a party bus with 60 maskless kids for their own child’s birthday party, NBC News reported.
The Mount Healthy, Ohio Police Department said in a Facebook statement that officers on their routine patrol saw an unmarked bus enter a shopping center Saturday. The officers, according to the statement, then witnessed approximately 60 unmasked kids who were not practicing social distancing get off the bus.
“Shortly thereafter, several fights broke out which necessitated calls for assistance from other police agencies,” the Mount Healthy Police Department said in the statement. “One juvenile attempted to strike Mt. Healthy Police Officer Dunn and was arrested.”
By Bill Galluccio
Let s take this party on the road
Authorities in Ohio have charged the parents of a 14-year-old for violating the state s coronavirus restrictions. Police said that the child s parents rented a party bus for their child s birthday and posted an open invitation to the party on Facebook. About 60 kids showed up and crammed into the bus. Many were not wearing masks, and they were not social distancing.
The kids were then dropped off at Hilltop Shopping Center in Mount Healthy, where they started getting into fights. Police were called to break up the fights and tried to get the kids back on the party bus. The driver refused to let the kids back on and drove away, leaving them stranded.