UWPolice Drinking Poster Text

University of Waterloo Police remind everyone that when drinking, BE SAFE

During events like Reunion and St. Patrick's Day, police see an increase in:

  • Pickpocketing
  • Sexual assaults
  • Injuries and Illnesses
  • Assaults
  • Break and enters
  • Alcohol poisoning
  • Theft from open residences
  • Impaired driving

Be warned, police will write tickets, such as:

$400 – Excessive noise

$200 – Littering

$125 – Underage drinking – Drinking in public – Having an open container of liquor in public

$65 – Being intoxicated in public (also subject to arrest)

Know Your Limit, and Drink Within It

Go with friends and watch out for each other.