Crime & Safety
Police: Ronkonkoma Woman Arrested After Allowing Minors to Drink
14-year-old girl taken to hospital from party; woman charged with endangering welfare of a child.
A Ronkonkoma woman was arrested Monday for allowing minors to drink alcohol at a party she held at her home on Saturday, according to Suffolk Police.
Police received 911 calls regarding a party on Duane Drive in Ronkonkoma on Sept. 24, where Michele McKinney, 44, hosted minors who attended the gathering and drank alcohol.
Police said a 14-year-old girl who attended the party had to be taken to Stony Brook University Medical Center after consuming an excessive amount of alcohol.
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Following an investigation by Fourth Precinct Crime Section officers, McKinney was arrested two days later and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, police said.
She was released on bail and is scheduled to be arraigned at First District Court in Central Islip on November 16.
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