Cohasset parent may face charges in beer party

Cohasset police have again broken up a house party at the same house where beer was allegedly served to minors last year, and they now want to charge a father with serving alcohol to them, according to court records and officials.

Responding to a loud party, police went to the Pond Street home of Anthony DiPaolo Thursday night where 30 teens were allegedly drinking, according to a Cohasset police report filed in Quincy District Court.

DiPaolo's 18-year-old son, also named Anthony, ordered police off the property, swore at them before he dropped into a combat stance, and challenged police to "bring it on," the report said.

Police arrested the younger DiPaolo and charged him with disturbing the peace, furnishing liquor to minors, and illegal possession of alcohol. He pleaded not guilty yesterday in Quincy District Court and was released on personal recognizance.

Last year, police arrested the younger DiPaolo and his mother, Gloria, on similar charges, which were dismissed after the family paid several hundred dollars in court costs, records show.

The younger DiPaolo's lawyer, identified in court records as John McGlone, did not immediately return a telephone call seeking comment.

Cohasset Police Chief James Hussey said his department has applied for criminal charges against the elder Anthony DiPaolo for providing alcohol to minors. A clerk's hearing will be held at a later date.

At the DiPaolo home, Hussey said, "we are seeing a continuation of behavior that we don't condone in this town. We don't want adults providing, or allowing, under-age people to drink alcohol."

It sets a bad example, Hussey said. "Once you give the kids permission to break the law, they are not going to stop at alcohol."

In a report on Thursday's arrest, police said that the elder DiPaolo told them he was sleeping and was not aware of the party. Asked by an officer if he was concerned about potential liability, DiPaolo allegedly responded, "Kids will get the booze anyway and drink, so it doesn't matter," the report stated.

Hussey said Cohasset High School officials were given the names of students who were at the party, but he declined to identify them. A school official could not be reached for comment.

The first arrests at the house were made June 10, 2006, when police alleged that about 60 under-age people were drinking at the DiPaolo home. Gloria DiPaolo challenged police, asking them: "How do you know they were under-aged?" Police told her they recognized some as high school students and would have questioned them, but they all ran away.

A woman who answered the telephone at the DiPaolo home declined to respond to questions.

The younger DiPaolo is due back in court June 28.

John R. Ellement can be reached at ellement@globe.com.