A phone call tipped off Barrington police to a small gathering of teenagers near the end of Elm Lane in the Nayatt Point area of town on Tuesday night, Aug. 19.
Police received a call for suspicious subjects at about 10:20 p.m. Officers arrived a few minutes later and checked the right of way at the end of Elm Lane, which is a dead-end road.
Police reportedly spotted four teenage boys standing together; police said three of the teens were holding cans of beer and one quickly tossed his can into the water when he saw an officer.
Police searched the immediate area and reportedly found a 30-pack containing six beers.
Officers then called the teenagers’ parents to alert them to the situation. Police charged the three boys — the ones spotted with cans of beer — with possession of an alcoholic beverage by an underage person.
The teens were then released to their parents.