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Top Headlines Police also will order the lots opened at the normal 3:30 p.m. time - not earlier, as was the case at another concert last month - to discourage uncontrolled partying. Fans without tickets but a passion for partying are being blamed for many of the widespread drunken parking lot brawls from a July 28 country music festival at the Route 1 stadium. Signs will be posted at each parking lot telling people they can't stay without a ticket, said State Police Lt. Jeff Stuart, commander of the Foxboro barracks. Drivers without tickets will be directed back onto Route 1. "We are asking people, 'Don't come if you don't have a ticket. Because you're not welcome,'" Stuart said. "I don't think that anybody's opposed to anybody having a good time in the parking lots, if they're respectful to people," he said. Nonetheless, Stuart said state police will at least double their presence. "They'll be everywhere," Stuart said. Foxboro Police Chief Edward O'Leary said he had more than 120 officers and the state police had about 80 troopers at the country music festival. O'Leary said he, too, will beef up the police presence on Sunday toward "a more rapid deployment" in the parking lots and around the stadium. About two dozen motorcycle cops trained in crowd control will be ready to rush to the stadium. The officers are part of the Metropolitan Law Enforcement Council, a consortium that includes Foxboro. Additional bicycle officers will be in the parking lots to "get the resources to where the need is," O'Leary said. O'Leary also is adding prisoner vans. And he is working on securing places to hold prisoners. "I don't have a lot of room here at my 'inn,'" O'Leary said. Additional officers also will be in the neighborhood before the show, he said. "As much as possible, we certainly don't want any disruptions," he said.
Post Your Comments finsup'sslave wrote on Sep 2, 2007 12:29 PM: " After having Our family Honda broken into last year at GreatWoods during the Buffett concert I'm delighted that non-ticketholders will not be allowed into the parking lot! I hope they're enjoying My 5 year old digital camera with sexy pictures of a fat 50 year old (ME!) on it and My prescription sunglasses! See you at Gillette in a few hours. " Captain Sparrow wrote on Aug 31, 2007 4:06 PM: " O'Leary also is adding prisoner vans. And he is working on securing places to hold prisoners.
"I don't have a lot of room here at my 'inn,'" O'Leary said.
Are you kidding me??? I am sure they have locked up some Parrotheads at Great Woods before, but extra "parrot wagons" and holding areas for "prisoners"?
What about keel hauling and 30 lashes or better yet taking our rum rations away!
" mark wrote on Aug 31, 2007 11:28 AM: " if you don't have tickets but want to go, just find someone with an e-ticket and have them make copies, the police won't be scannign the ticket to make sure it's valid, just checkign them " Roger Hurst wrote on Aug 31, 2007 8:41 AM: " Does anyone know if the private lots will be open?? " Roger Hurst wrote on Aug 31, 2007 8:40 AM: " Will the private lots be open? " Marc wrote on Aug 31, 2007 7:12 AM: " " If they are so worried about traffic the parking lot should open at 9am. This will allow people to arrive slowly all day...Great Woods has figured that out long ago " Jim wrote on Aug 30, 2007 8:52 PM: " To JR:
I am sure if you tell them you are buying tickets they will direct you to a different lot near the Box office so you can get them. This has happend at Great Woods for people picking up at will call in the past. But then again anything is possible. " Don wrote on Aug 30, 2007 8:22 PM: " Wow, the town selectmen and police up in Laconia aren't nearly as paraniod about bike week as those in Foxboro are about a group of Parrotheads coming to town for two whole days. Make that two half days actually. But who wouldn't be more afraid of 120,000 flipflop wearing concert goers, certainly far more frightening than over 200,000 leatherclad bikers. Lucky for us that we will have so many officers there to keep these terrifying hawiian shirted hordes who threaten the very existence of humanity in Foxboro.
If the people of Foxboro have any sense at all they'll be ashamed of their town. Oh, and thanks for not putting those who will start drinking early whether they can get in the parking lots or not on the road with me. " JR wrote on Aug 30, 2007 9:00 AM: " If you go to Ticketmaster, THERE ARE STILL TICKETS AVAILABLE. So people can't come and park, then go to the box office to buy tickets??? I'm a tad confused here. " Len wrote on Aug 30, 2007 6:35 AM: " What's going to happen when 80000 people all show up at 3:30 to park? I'll tell you... absolute chaos. Good luck with that. " or
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