30-40 teens have house party in vacant $3.5 million North Arlington new build

[Anonymous]

How does this even happen:

https://www.arlnow.com/2024/04/15/police-break-up-big-teen-party-in-newly-built-north-arlington-house/

Kind of crazy that the only way it was even discovered was because it was "reportedly advertised on social media and discovered by the father of one of the attendees." Did the neighbors not notice hordes of teens going into a vacant house? Builders, install some cameras!

[Anonymous]

This happens often, just not always reported. It’s a TikTok trend. So if you look at your county daily crime report you seen this is happening weekly.

[Anonymous]

Officers arriving on scene told dispatchers that some 30-40 kids could be seen running from the home. In the end, seven young adults and two juveniles — all under the age of 21 — were cited and released, according to Arlington County police.

Remember, you don't have to be the fastest person out there just faster than someone else…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does this even happen:

https://www.arlnow.com/2024/04/15/police-break-up-big-teen-party-in-newly-built-north-arlington-house/

Kind of crazy that the only way it was even discovered was because it was "reportedly advertised on social media and discovered by the father of one of the attendees." Did the neighbors not notice hordes of teens going into a vacant house? Builders, install some cameras!

I guess we know what you did (or more accurately didn't do) in high school.

Kids have been doing this kind of thing since the dawn of time. If there's a place where parents aren't around and weed and alcohol can be consumed there will be a party there eventually.

Back when I was in high school we had a rotation of abandoned houses (back when those could still exist in NW) squats, and absentee parents' places we partied at. We even had a diplomat's kid let us into the embassy after hours to have a party. The Secret Service didn't let that one last too long though.

[Anonymous]

were these kids that were at the YHS dance Saturday night?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does this even happen:

https://www.arlnow.com/2024/04/15/police-break-up-big-teen-party-in-newly-built-north-arlington-house/

Kind of crazy that the only way it was even discovered was because it was "reportedly advertised on social media and discovered by the father of one of the attendees." Did the neighbors not notice hordes of teens going into a vacant house? Builders, install some cameras!

I guess we know what you did (or more accurately didn't do) in high school.

Kids have been doing this kind of thing since the dawn of time. If there's a place where parents aren't around and weed and alcohol can be consumed there will be a party there eventually.

Back when I was in high school we had a rotation of abandoned houses (back when those could still exist in NW) squats, and absentee parents' places we partied at. We even had a diplomat's kid let us into the embassy after hours to have a party. The Secret Service didn't let that one last too long though.

Having parties at friends' houses where there might be alcohol, sure. But I didn't realize that breaking into houses and having parties there was a high school badge of honor.

[Anonymous]

Something very similar happened acrsos the street from my house last year - only difference was it was W-L students rather than Yorktown.

[Anonymous]

I told my son yesterday, if you are ever in this situation: run. Don't be the idiots who got caught hiding in the house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I told my son yesterday, if you are ever in this situation: run. Don't be the idiots who got caught hiding in the house.

Why didn't you tell your son not to break and enter?

[Anonymous]

On the plus side, all of the kids who are arrested can probably kiss their chances of admission to UVA goodbye. So if your kid is not a criminal who breaks into vacant properties, their chances of admission just went up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On the plus side, all of the kids who are arrested can probably kiss their chances of admission to UVA goodbye. So if your kid is not a criminal who breaks into vacant properties, their chances of admission just went up.

Not if they’re a minor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:On the plus side, all of the kids who are arrested can probably kiss their chances of admission to UVA goodbye. So if your kid is not a criminal who breaks into vacant properties, their chances of admission just went up.

Wishful thinking but most of these kids will get it expunged. $$$ is power.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I told my son yesterday, if you are ever in this situation: run. Don't be the idiots who got caught hiding in the house.

Why didn't you tell your son not to break and enter?

I didn't but also added run. I'm sure that most of the kids didn't know that it was breaking and entering. Some dumb realtor or contractor probably left the door open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I told my son yesterday, if you are ever in this situation: run. Don't be the idiots who got caught hiding in the house.

Why didn't you tell your son not to break and enter?

I didn't but also added run. I'm sure that most of the kids didn't know that it was breaking and entering. Some dumb realtor or contractor probably left the door open.

I Did^^

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:On the plus side, all of the kids who are arrested can probably kiss their chances of admission to UVA goodbye. So if your kid is not a criminal who breaks into vacant properties, their chances of admission just went up.

Wishful thinking but most of these kids will get it expunged. $$$ is power.

Yeah, what a travesty their lives won't be ruined over drinking some beers in an unoccupied, unfinished house owned by multimillionaire developers actively making the housing crisis worse. Wont people think of the real victims here: the sick, vindictive losers who won't be able to get their rocks off watching teens get a harsh punishment for something they probably did themselves at that age.