She told police her mother was the homeowner and provided her cell phone number. When police called, Carolyn Weinand told them she was out of town and gave permission for officers to clear the property of any partygoers, saying she didn’t know about the drinking going on. Police entered the home and cleared out more than 20 teens before finding Carolyn Weinand hiding in a bedroom. This time, Carolyn Weinand told officers she was aware of the party and thought she was keeping all her daughter's friends safe by having the party there and not allowing them to drive after drinking. Police say she admitted to knowing there was alcohol, but did not admit to buying it for the underage drinkers. Those over 18 were allowed to leave with a sober person who was not present at the house party, according to police. Carolyn Weinand, 56, of the 500 block of Starboard Drive, faces one misdemeanor charge of having an open house party and 26 counts of selling, giving or serving alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 21. Her daughter, Mariel Weinand, 18, faces charges for having an open house party.
– Not that unusual: Cops show up to bust a teen party involving booze, and find someone hiding in a bedroom. Unusual: That person is the home's 56-year-old owner, and mother to the 18-year-old who threw the bash. Police say they arrived at the home in Naples, Fla., just after midnight yesterday, to find beer cans, bottles, and pot in the yard; as they approached, the partiers went inside and shut lights off, reports ABC7. Mariel Weinand, 18, answered the knock on the door—with the assistance of the two girls who were keeping her upright, say police—and passed along her mom's cell phone number. Police rang Carolyn Weinand, who said she was unaware of the party and out of town. She also gave them the OK to break up the party, which they moved inside to do. And that's when they say they found people hiding in a number of rooms and closets—and Carolyn Weinand hiding in a bedroom. She then changed her tune: The Naples Daily News reports that Weinand kept making "statements trying to justify having the party and allowing alcohol," per police, among them that she thought they'd be safe if they didn't have to drive. She says she didn't buy the booze, but she's charged with 26 counts of selling, giving, or serving alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 21 all the same. Both mother and daughter were hit with one count of having an open house party. (Weinand certainly isn't the first parent to get caught at a teen party.)