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McCall police report spike in juvenile disorder over Fourth; chiefs propose fenced, ticketed Legacy Park event
Summary
Dallas Palmer, chief of police for the City of McCall, told the City Council that police responded to an unusually large number of disturbances and alcohol offenses around the Fourth of July holiday and that “a great effect of the population” was coming from 15- to 18-year-olds concentrated near Lake Seapark and the marina.
Dallas Palmer, chief of police for the City of McCall, told the City Council that police responded to an unusually large number of disturbances and alcohol offenses around the Fourth of July holiday and that “a great effect of the population” was coming from 15- to 18-year-olds concentrated near Lake Seapark and the marina.
Palmer said the department’s resources were largely consumed by that concentrated activity, leaving officers less available to serve other parts of the city. “It was a much larger crowd of that population than what we've seen in the past,” he said, and added that at times ambulances were blocked from reaching the marina because crowding prevented emergency vehicle access.
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