For release 05/02/07

As part of Canton Police Department’s preparation for the upcoming prom and graduation season, department officials have contacted area hotels to warn them about the dangers of renting rooms to persons under the age of 21.

Hotel managers were notified of the Plymouth-Canton Community Schools prom and graduation dates, as well as the dates for senior and underclass students' last day of school. Hotels are being urged to adopt a "no room rental to persons under the age of twenty-one" policy, especially during the graduation/prom season. It has been the department's past experience that renting rooms to persons under the age of 21 often results in potential problems for both the motel and the police department. Many times illegal activity occurs including alcohol being consumed by minors.

Hotel managers were also reminded of alcohol laws and the department's strict enforcement action against any adult who allows persons under twenty-one years of age to consume alcoholic beverages. This includes parents, limousine drivers, hotel/motel owners and other adults.

The department hopes the adult community will join them in making this graduation/prom season a safe and sober celebration for our kids.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Lt. Robert Kerr, 734-394-5449