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what their children are doing. She also questioned why the curfew • isn' t enforced. Mrs. Hultgren then relayed reported sale of beer to minors without I.D. at the 7-11 and Purity stores and the Apache Liquor Store. She concluded "Skycroft doesn't have to be closed off if the police enforced the laws" . In discussing the alleged response citizens who reported the distur- bance in the park got from the police, the Mayor said it was the Hennepin County Dispatcher who had told them that the police "couldn't and wouldn' t try to handle such a mob of kids" . He also said the person from St. Anthony who reports a law violation by juveniles should advise the dispatchers there is alikelihood that the call is being monitored by the youths involved. However, Mr. Dulgar said using a teleprinter to avoid being overheard in cases involving juveniles would probably tie up the system too extensively to be prac- tical. The Manager said it is very difficult for liquor store personnel to ascertain the age of some juveniles because so many look much older than they are and carry false I.D. 's, some of which are reported to be printed right in the St. Anthony High School. He said anyone having knowledge of such illegal sale of alcoholic beverages should immediately report it to the City Manager or Liquor Store Manager. He speculated that most minors do not accurately • identify their sources, fearing such sources will be lost. On the evening in question, Councilman Stauffer reported going to the park and finding it empty by 11:00 P.M. Mr. Dulgar said the only evidence of a beer party was the empty plastic glasses although the police arrested two persons for stop sign violations and one for DWI and took home five juveniles. He suggested residents might take advantage of the ride along program the police offer. Councilman Stauffer said when she got to the park she saw only one car with noisy occupants. She added however, that there was a very noisy party in the area at the same time, although the participants appeared to be adults. She concluded by saying the Police Department is two men short and lack of funds prevents increasing the personnel to a point where they may be more effective. Mr. Pulscher and Mr. Osekowsky felt "the existing department could be more effective" . The Mayor defended police personnel saying they are on call while they are eating and often met at the centrally located Hobo to compare notes. Mrs. Hultgren added that Chief Hickerson had told her part of the problem of law enforcement is the reluctance of citizens who refuse to make a formal complaint fearing reprisals. The meeting was recessed from 9 : 50 to 10 :25 P.M. when Chairman Stauffer reconvened it to hear comments from the Community Service • represnetatives Terry Ecklund and Delores Tilseth about the wind (6)