CHULA VISTA- On August 4, 2016 California Alcoholic Beverage Control agents teamed up with the Chula Vista Police Department to conduct an enforcement operation at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre during the Kenny Chesney concert. During the concert, agents and officers detained 38 people under the age of 21 for being in possession of alcohol. Most […]
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ABC Agents Curb Under-age Drinking at Mid-State Fair
PASO ROBLES- The Mid-State Fair in Paso Robles is an annual event filled with rides, fun, food and alcohol. The 12-day run is something California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents and San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s deputies, not only monitor, they actively deploy an underage decoy to be sure alcohol is not being sold to […]
ABC Agents Applaud Full Compliance During Oakdale Alcohol Sting
OAKDALE – What if you set up a sting operation in which you sent 18-20 year olds into stores to purchase alcohol and each time, they returned empty-handed? Clerks all doing the right thing? Check! So, have the decoys hit up customers and see if they can get their hands on beer that way. On […]
ABC Agents Join Law Enforcement Effort to Keep People Safe 4th of July Weekend
SACRAMENTO- Warm weather, cold beer and a three day weekend. Californians will be on the road, in campgrounds, at picnic grounds, and in lakes, rivers and swimming pools celebrating the Independence Day weekend and summer. “We want everyone to have a fun and safe three day weekend, but we must encourage people to play it […]
ABC Agents Tackle Underage Drinking With Annual Statewide Decoy Operation
“A great day would be a hundred percent compliance. Is that realistic? Probably not. I’d prefer if everybody just said no and we went home with a bunch of people that were compliant. But realistically, it’s not going to happen. Somebody is going to say yes and buy alcohol for one of these minors.” – […]
ABC Agents Identify Those Suspected of Providing Alcohol to 19-Year-Old Suspected DUI Driver
REDDING – Four young people in Shasta County, only one of them of legal drinking age, face charges of furnishing alcohol to minors after one of the minors was involved in a two-car collision in which he and two others suffered major injuries. The crash happened in Redding in the early morning hours on December […]
CSLEA and CABCA Continue to Make the Case to Address ABC Agent Retention Problem
SACRAMENTO – It is no secret that the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control has had a difficult time in retaining agents. ABC invests approximately $100,000 in the first year of training of new agents, both at the academy and in the field. However, it is quite common for these new hires to take their training […]
Meet & Greet with Alcoholic Beverage Control
“It is important for us to meet with our affiliate presidents and the leaders of their departments to get to know one another better, it opens the lines for future communications.” – CSLEA President Alan Barcelona SACRAMENTO – As part of the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association’s (CSLEA) continuing effort to build open and working […]
ABC Agents Tackle Underage Drinking at Concerts in Chula Vista
CHULA VISTA – On June 6-7, 2015, California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents and Chula Vista police officers conducted enforcement operations during the Brad Paisley and 91X-Fest concerts held at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre. During the Brad Paisley concert, agents and officers cited/arrested 91 people for charges involving minor in possession of alcohol or furnishing […]
MADD Awards ABC Agent Michelle Ott
Congratulations to CSLEA Member and ABC Agent Michelle Ott who earned a Hero Award by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for her efforts to save lives by enforcing alcoholic beverage control and driving under the influence (DUI) laws. Agent Ott is assigned to the Bay Area Field Enforcement Office, covering Alameda, Contra Costa, San […]
