Police in Lombard, Illinois who were investigating parties in which underage drinking was said to have taken place used the online social networking site Facebook to indentify some of the suspected drinkers.

"On January 5, a party at a house in Lombard was apparently the hot spot for some partying teens. A DuPage County sheriff's deputy found pictures of Glenbard South and East high school students at the party of Facebook pages. Four students shown drinking were charged with possession of alcohol by a minor..."

A total of nineteen students were identified in the photos, several of who were student athletes and are likely to be suspended for a portion of their seasons.

Labels: drinking, social_networking, underage_drinking