(St. John’s, NL) May 15, 2025 — As the weather warms, the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary (RNC) is encouraging young people to socialize without alcohol and drugs.
Unsupervised parties including field parties are unsafe for everyone. Parents and property owners are warned that they can be held liable in the event of injury and death.
Some of the issues that present public safety risks include:
- Challenges for emergency responders to locate an incident
- No fire safety controls
- No traffic or crowd controls
- No supervision
- No security
- No food or drink controls
Parents are encouraged to speak to their teenagers about the dangers of attending such events. Parents should:
- Know where their teens will be
- Have frequent check-in times
- Let your teen know they can call you for help
- Establish a code word to signal help is needed.
Youth are reminded to:
- Never drive impaired
- Never accept a ride from someone who has been drinking or using drugs
- Stay with a buddy
- Have a cell phone with you at all times and ensure that it is charged
- Make sure an adult knows where you are and how to reach you
- Call 911 if you or someone you know is in danger.
The RNC is encouraging anyone with information on suspected field parties or unsupervised underage events to report it to 709-729-8000. To report anonymously contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit www.nlcrimestoppers.com .
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Cst. James Cadigan, #775
Public Communications Officer
Royal Newfoundland Constabulary
media@rnc.gov.nl.ca
709-729-8658