Saanich Police promising to crackdown on unlawful weekend parties at UVic

Saanich Police are promising to crackdown on unlawful weekend parties at the University of Victoria.

Police say in a release there have been parties every weekend since the semester started in September, with crowds of up to one thousand people drinking alcohol, committing assaults, along with disorderly conduct that borders on rioting.

On the Halloween weekend, police say people discharged fireworks into the crowd, officers in a police car were surrounded by a mob and several intoxicated and underage youth needed medical attention.

Police say they'll be putting up roadblocks, increasing foot patrols and enforcing the trespass and liquor control acts when confronting the crowds.