RI students to cops: don't brand our party houses

By Eric Tucker

"Police have cited more than 300 homes since 2005 under a town law aimed at curbing rowdy gatherings - especially among off-campus students from the nearby University of Rhode Island - and helping officers and neighbors more easily flag problem properties. ..."

"The ordinance allows police to place 10-inch-by-14-inch stickers on properties where parties of five or more people created a 'substantial disturbance' through loud noise, public drunkenness, illegal parking or other such behavior. ..."

"The law was modeled after a similar ordinance in Tucson, Ariz., intended to rein in underage drinking among University of Arizona students, said Tucson city prosecutor Alan Merritt. ..."

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