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GoogleCape Girardeau police responded to the country club around 1:20 a.m. Tuesday after a neighbor complained about the noise, said Cpl. Adam Glueck, spokesman for the police
department.
When police arrived, they found the teenagers in the pool area, and one was allegedly caught with a small amount of marijuana and some used pipes in his backpack, Glueck said.
Those arrested and cited for trespassing before being released: Megan A. Davison, 18, of Jackson; Jennifer A. Tenholder, 19, 539 Cadmium Lane; Joshua S. Hubbard, 19, 2452 Camelback Road; Glynn C. Stewart, 17, 1150 Cypress Court; Thomas H. McGowan, 19, 1806 Huntingdon Drive; Jeremy W. Jernigan, 19, 2043 Beth Drive; Stanton C. Bradley, 19, 1614 Price Drive; Frances P. Kinder, 18, 2112 Woodhaven Road; and Andrew P. Shupert, 18, 3829 Valley View Lane.
Shupert also received a summons for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Some of the teens were employees at the country club, said general manager Brad Twidwell.
Twidwell said incidents like this do not occur often at the country club, usually around once a summer.
"Once in a blue moon we'll notice something out at the pool that's not normal, like some trash around that tells us we've had a visitor," Twidwell said.
Security lights adorn the area near the pool, and police are occasionally asked to patrol the grounds.
Staff will also spot-check certain areas of the grounds at night, and the gates are always locked, Twidwell
said.
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come guys where's all the negative comments........i can't believe you don't have anything at all to say on this........wow
KIDS just being kids, Nice move having the marijuana!
Oh Boy! more hardened criminals arrested.
Geez, havn't teens been sneeking into that place for years? Oh and that pot they found!! Thats just terrible. Pay the fine boys and girls and
don't do it again or at the least, don't get caught.
Ah the life of a teenager, bet they where skinney dipping. Most of us older people remember when we did the same, however, the one with the Pot, He's wrong, and I can't agree with that. However, I would go along with a light sentence for the swimming. I've been waiting for the report of the kids on the golf course, with the sprinklers on sliding on a tarp, like the commercial.
So, what's the big deal? Get over it.
We used to hop the fence at the Country Club quite frequently back in the 80's. Usually on our way back home from the Purple Crackle. It's all in good fun!
I know these kids and this makes me laugh so hard! This has truly made my day. These kids are such "good" kids it is unreal. I would venture to say they are members of the club. Good story, good laugh. I needed that!!!!
I my day, we ran!
They should be locked up for a long time, this is just not acceptable, what in the world were these hardend criminals thinking,OMG
Goes to show us, we need to give them a hang out or make out spot (Broadway or Cape Rock) Kid's are dying for "REAL" things to do. Not hang around the house playing video games, and doing church functions all the time.
Gee whiz just some kids sneaking in to have a good time, there must not be any real news going on.
Come on Mega, you have stated in many previous blogs that we need to return to the good ol days. Are you saying you never did the same in the 70s even with all the "make out/hang out spots" we had? We also climbed the fence at Capaha to swim in the middle of the night. As long as there have been fences to keep kids out, teens have been climbing them to get in. It's called being a teenager.
I thought the newspaper doesn't publish names of minors receiving citations, and even listed the minor's address. Am I wrong or is this common practice? Not trying to be smart, I really don't know.
Frankly, this story is ridiculous. There has been no real news in days so this must have been used to fill some space. I don't think it was necessary to print addresses much less names.
There was no real crime committed except trespassing! I say have the Country Club drop the charges and as for the small amount of pot, it should be legal anyway! Like I have said many times, " if not for pot the police would have very little to do".
I've smoked cannabis at the country club... COME AND GET ME!
I'm just thankful that some nancy hasn't come in claiming that the cannabis made them trespass.
Publishing their names and especially their addresses isn't very ethical, IMHO. Mr. Shupert is going to receive unnecessary surveillance and scrutiny for a substance that ought to be legal in the first place. I just hope that he's already graduated high school; if not, his senior year isn't going to be enjoyable--courtesy of the SEMissourian.
I'd rather pay the police to sit around to do absolutely nothing than to pay them to go after a substance that could be LEGAL in California soon. Once again, this country will never be FREE without legal cannabis.
Come on Mega, you have stated in many previous blogs that we need to return to the good ol days. Are you saying you never did the same in the 70s even with all the "make out/hang out spots" we had? We also climbed the fence at Capaha to swim in the middle of the night. As long as there have been fences to keep kids out, teens have been climbing them to get in. It's called being a teenager.
-- Posted by capetoo on Wed, Jul 15, 2009, at 11:25 AM
Capetoo, I have NOTHING against this. It has been done. I'm just say...kids are screaming for REAL stuff to do. Mischievious stuff, like a make out spot, broadway cruising, and yes...violating the Country Club pool like in Caddy Shack. I NEVER said a bad word about this.
I'm just suggesting. Kids are WANTING to be kids in this town. It's time we let them. Give'em back the GOOD stuff.
Ahhh the memories!!! Keep up the good work kids!! One day you'll be fifty & talk about "the good ole days" & this will most definitely be one of them!! If this is the only problem in Cape we have with teenagers, I'd say we're pretty lucky!!
I tend to agree with mega for a change. we do need a spot for teens to hang out that's drug free. These kids have too much time on their hands and nowhere to go!!!
How humilating for the kids .... DRAMATIC isn't it, putting their names out there like that ! and lots of people have broke into that pool before ... I have smoked there too LOL prudentdriver has too .... People there need to just lighten up and I hope their names in the paper is enough punishment for them and maybe have BAKEY NAKEY NIGHT AT THE POOL it is a private club, play golf, have dinner, swim naked and smoke cannabis ... LOL ... Oh No the Big Bad Kids broke into a secluded, wooded area to smoke pot and swim naked. How shocking ! What teenage kid does that? ? OH NO ! Front Page Freaking News!
Big deal Who really cares that they went swimming in a pool and smoked a little grass. There is about a thousand different things that are far worse than that.
All I ever hear is there isn't anything for these teens to do. I applaud these kids who decided to sneak into the C.C. Frankly, most teens are on chat lines or playing video games online with several other kids and don't need any place to hang out. Being in front of a monitor seems to satisfy most of them. The television also keeps them glued. Nope, I think there is enough places and things to do for these kids. It would do many of them some good to get outside once and while and see what the real world looks like.
seven dudes and two girls I hope they werent skinny dipping.
Hockeydude,
WHY?
Let's get this party started. Who wants to be first in line to open a "new" Teen Town? All we need is a place with 4 walls and a couple of bathrooms. That is all the old one had. We can book the garage bands and charge an annual dues along with a cover on "dance" night. I'll give up a couple of Friday nights a month to volunteer as a chaparone. Anybody in this with me?
I "allegedly" did something wrong today according to my wife, Maybe I'll be front page tomorrow!!!
Bill Clinton allegedly had sex with Monica Lewinsky and still carried on as president.
I think there could still be hope for these kids.
Nice to know we can count on "Jerry Springer" style reporting from our local news rag... Go Missourian!!!
Putting the names of these kids with addresses on the front page is completely asinine and unethical. Why aren't the names and addresses of drunk drivers and shoplifters featured on the front page of the Missourian? Not cool at all!!
I sure am glad that wasn't my crew! We've been sneaking in and swimming there for years... Guess it's done now, dang.
Bottom line... the only reason the kids got in trouble was because the kid had weed... If they would have been just caught swimming(which happens all the time) they would have gotten away with a slap on the wrist. People need to watch who they hang out with. Blame you "friend" who had the weed which made you all get charged with trespassing. Thats all there is to it... no weed and they would have been sent home.
your* friend
Nah... Cops in this town are looking for excitement. It wasn't just the weed... They would have been busted anyway.
The cops would have been out to "show those kids who's boss".
You said it Mega...sometimes I think you are a douchebag...but you are right on point here!
Bottom line... the only reason the kids got in trouble was because the kid had weed... If they would have been just caught swimming(which happens all the time) they would have gotten away with a slap on the wrist. People need to watch who they hang out with. Blame you "friend" who had the weed which made you all get charged with trespassing. Thats all there is to it... no weed and they would have been sent home.
-- Posted by abcd on Thu, Jul 16, 2009, at 11:43 AM
your* friend
-- Posted by abcd on Thu, Jul 16, 2009, at 11:49 AM
It could be that. But it could be that they all had been drinking and the cops were nice by letting them all off the hook for M.I.Ps and M.I.Cs. We'll never know because none of us were there.
Give the one with the weed a possession charge and have the rest of them clean the pool as restitution. I can hardly see why this is newsworthy in the first place though.
The police only responded because it was the Country Club. Good Lord, have they nothing better to do.
This is still making me laugh! Good stuff and yes pretty sad that it made it into the paper! Very slow news day! Have fun kids. That life doesn't last long!
was this really needed? kids will be kids. couldnt the lesson have been learned with the police getting involved and without the SE Missourian printing all the names and addresses? thats how you grow up. you make mistakes and learn from them.
and seriously Missourian. couldnt you have filled the space with more pressing subjects such as Obamas healthcare bill that will put us one step closer to socialized medicine? or maybe one on how n. korea is threatening to neuc us? or heres an even the news on the st. louis cardinals maybe getting roy halladay? i would expect better from this newspaper.