Stolen Alcohol Leads to Seven Underage Drinking Arrests

What started as a retail theft ended with seven minors arrested on drinking charges Thursday night, said Yorkville police.

At 9:50 p.m. someone stole a bottle of alcohol from a retail establishment in the 200 block of East Veterans Parkway.

Yorkville Deputy Chief Larry Hilt said the police received a call about the incident with a description of the car. By the time deputies arrived on scene the car had left, but the deputies looked for the car around the area.

They found the parked car in the 300 block of McHugh street then found, “A bunch of kids in the backyard partying and drinking,” said Hilt.

Seven minors were arrested at 10:15 p.m. and charged with the illegal consumption of alcohol by minors. One of the juveniles was also charged with retail theft.