Crime & Safety
Tipsy Teen Snags Ride Home With Police
Someone called her into police as a hitchhiker and when she saw the officer's car, she began waving her arms to get his attention, and a ride home.
A teenage girl was cited with her third underage drinking ticket when someone called her in as a hitchhiker but really, she said she just didn't know how to get home.
According to the report:
Fox Point police were asked to investigate someone who appeared to be hitchhiking at 12:10 a.m. on Sept. 14 near Northpoint Service Center. When the officer arrived, he saw a teenage girl walking south. As soon as she saw the officer, she immediately began waving her arms and walking across the road toward police. She said she had left a friend’s house and didn’t know how to get home. While speaking with her, police noticed the smell of alcohol on her breath.
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When asked if she’d been drinking, she said she had four beers. Because she’s under 21, the officer asked she complete a preliminary breath test, which she did, and showed a blood alcohol content of 0.145. She was cited for underage alcohol consumption-3rd offense and picked up by her mother.
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