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Ark City Police Arrest Several at Underage Drinking Party

Underage drinking party at 5th and Oak in Ark City. Underage drinking party at 5th and Oak in Ark City.

By John Boyd (ARKANSAS CITY, Kan.)

Police in Arkansas City bust what they're calling a large underage drinking party. 

Officers were called to a home at 4th and Oak early Friday morning after hearing of cars parked in a yard.  When officers got there, they found a party in the 500 block of W. Oak with several people under 21 drinking. 

Map of Underage Drinking Party

The arrests include three 20-year-olds, eight 19-year-olds, five 18-year-olds and three people under 18.  Those who were arrested live in several towns, including Wichita, Oxford and Winfield.

Ark City police say parties like this one are dangerous. They say more than half of reported rapes in Ark City happen at underage drinking parties.  Police say underage drinking is illegal and will be enforced with a zero tolerance policy.

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