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CELEBRATE WHILE ALSO FOLLOWING CDC GUIDELINES. THOSE ARE ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL. MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERNS AFTER A CROWDED PARTY WAS REPORTED IN FAYETTEVILLE YESTERDAY. THESE PHOTOS WERE TAKEN BY A PERSON WHO LIVES NEAR "THE COTTAGES" APARTMENT COMPLEX ON SOUTH HOLLYWOOD AVENUE. FAYETTEVILLE POLICE SAY THEY GOT A CALL ABOUT A 20-PERSON CRAWFISH BOIL AND ISSUED ALL ATTENDEES A WARNING IN REGARDS TO SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND REMAINED ON SCENE UNTIL THE CROWD STARTED TO DISPEARSE. ARKANSAS STATE REPRESENTATIVE DENISE GARNER WAS ALSO INFORMED OF THE INCIDENT. SHE SAYS THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF THE SITUATION. "What I'm asking everyone is to call the non- emergency police department because social distancing is an executive order so the folks that are having block parties in their neighborhood or neighborhood parties or the kind of event that happened in the cottages last night, those kind of things, the police we have an executive order that the police can facilitate in breaking up those groups." MANY PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA HAVE REACHED OUT TO OUR NEWSROOM SAYING THE PARTY INVOLVED FRATERNITY MEMBERS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS TOLD 4029 NEWS IN PART QUOTE "WHILE THIS WAS NEITHER UNIVERSITY- ORGANIZED NOR ON CAMPUS, IT IS DISAPPOINTING. WE SUPPORT THE SAFETY, HEALTH AND WELL- BEING OF THOSE AROUND US. WE TAKE THESE VALUES SERIOUSLY AND ARE WORKING WITH CITY AUTHORITIES AND OTHERS TO LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION AND HOLD STUDENTS ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR STUDENT CODE OF CONDUC

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Many people have expressed concerns on social media after a crowded party was reported to police on Friday, April 10. Sgt. Anthony Murphy with the Fayetteville Police Department said officers responded to "The Cottages" apartment complex and found around 20 people participating in a Crawfish Boil. He said officers issued a warning to everyone involved and remained on scene until the crowd started to disperse. Murphy added that there would not be another warning if this group violated social distancing rules. While the University of Arkansas has not confirmed if the participants were students and fraternity members, they did send the following statement to 40/29 News. While this was neither university-organized nor on campus, it is disappointing. We support the safety, health and well-being of those around us. We take these values seriously and are working with city authorities and others to look into this situation and hold students accountable to our student code of conduct. In the meantime, we will continue to actively promote social distancing and all prescribed safety measures throughout the community and urge all members of our community, students, faculty and staff, to support these measures. Arkansas State Representative Denise Garner told 40/29 News the Governor's office has been made aware of the situation."What I'm asking everyone is to call the non-emergency police department because social distancing is an executive order," said Garner. "The folks that are having block parties in their neighborhood or neighborhood parties or the kind of event that happened in "The Cottages" last night, those kind of things, the police we have an executive order that the police can facilitate in breaking up those groups, and issue citations."