In Boston’s southern suburbs, curbing underage drinking a tall order for police - South

Hingham Police Officer Heather Mendes knows that some teenagers in this town hold drinking parties and cart around illegally purchased alcohol. She is onto them. Catching them in the act, however, is another matter. These are savvy young people in an affluent suburb, and like their counterparts in nearby Milton or Norwood or Westwood, they are adept at skirting the law.