DASSEL, MN – Twenty-two minor consumption citations were given at 70000 block of 280th Street Dassel July 3 after Meeker County dispatch receiving what appeared to be a misdial to 9-1-1, according to Meeker County Sheriff Jeff Norlin.
The call came in at 1:46 a.m. with dispatching reporting an open line with a lot laughter to the deputies, according to Norlin.
Since the sheriff’s office checks into all misdials, the call was located in the area of 280th and 738th.
After further investigation, deputies found a large juvenile party taking place, the reported stated.
Overall, 22 minor consumptions were given to both adult and juveniles at the residence and no injuries were reported.
The owner of the residence was not home at the time and is not being charged, according to the Meeker County Sheriff’s Office.
This really surprises me since I have been told that Dassel is a “dry” town. Obviously, somebody “smooched the pooch” on this one!!!
No one should be surprised. The children around here are just as likely to drink or use chemicals as any place else. If you think otherwise, you’re fooling yourself. So wake up.
I agree - it is just that most of my neighbors having been telling me that alcohol is not a problem at the DC High School. Obviously, what they are telling me is not true. My children did not attend school in the DC district. We moved here after they finished their high school careers and went on to college. They were faced every day with drinking, drugs, smoking, etc. at the school they attended - they had to learn to say “no!” Unfortunately, for them they lost many friends because the so-called “friends” wanted to be part of the drinking/drug crowd. I hope that our family life meant more to them than just being part of the so-called “in crowd.”