Hosts of loud parties in the city of Cypress who are asked by police to quiet down for a second time in a single night will have to pay a $1,000 fine starting next month, city officials said Thursday.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThis is not a measure for covering family barbecues,\u201d said Capt. Ed Bish, a spokesman for the Cypress Police Department. \u201cThis is for loud parties with numerous neighbor complaints.\u201d<\/p>\n
Over the last 18 months, one in three party disturbance calls — corresponding to more than 225 incidents — required officers to return a second time, according to police statistics.
\nPolice currently issue a written warning to hosts of noisy parties, advising that \u201cif we have to come back, there is a possibility of criminal prosecution.\u201d <\/p>\n
The new law, which was approved earlier this month by the Cypress City Council, would slap violators with a flat administrative fee of $1,000. The fine would cover the cost of dispatching officers from the police department, which already has limited resources, Bish said. <\/p>\n
It would not automatically mean the offender would go to court.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cThe disturbance could cause prosecution, if a citizen wanted to support prosecution,\u201d Bish said.<\/p>\n
— Ann M. Simmons<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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