LOS ANGELES – On December 28, 2017, ABC agents from the Van Nuys District posted a 25-day Notice of Suspension at the Agua Dulce General Store following a Target Responsibility for Alcohol-Connected Emergencies (TRACE) investigation. Through their investigation, ABC agents determined that on January 28, 2017, a clerk sold vodka to two teenagers, 16 and […]
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Man Pleads Guilty for his Role in Fatal Hit & Run
SAN DIEGO – Following an investigation by California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents, a San Diego man has pleaded guilty to letting his 20-year-old girlfriend drink his alcoholic beverage at a restaurant prior to her involvement in a hit and run in which the girlfriend struck and killed a teenage pedestrian. Lewis Cornwell, 25, pleaded […]
ABC Agents Identify Who Provided Alcohol to Teen Killed in Solo Vehicle Crash
SHASTA COUNTY – An Odessa, Texas resident is facing a criminal charge of furnishing alcohol to minors following an alcohol-related vehicle crash in which a 17-year-old Redding resident was killed. When the solo-vehicle crash happened last June and it was determined that the sole occupant, Kodi Hunt, was reportedly under the influence of alcohol, CHP […]
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 […]
ABC Suspends the License of Bombays in Redding
The suspension is the result of an ABC “Target Responsibility for Alcohol-Connected Emergencies” (TRACE) investigation in which ABC agents established that on May 28, 2014, a Bombays’ employee served alcohol to two of three minors who were allowed into the bar One of those minors later stabbed someone after leaving the bar. The stabbing occurred […]
ABC Agents Revoke Restaurant’s Liquor License
When an employee at a Bakersfield restaurant served alcohol to a decoy who was under 21 years old, Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents went in with a “no more chances” attitude. ABC agents revoked the liquor license at Camino Real Restaurante on June 1, 2012, which means the restaurant can no longer sell alcoholic beverages. […]
Prom & Graduation Season: ABC Agents Work To Keep Kids Safe
An 18-year-old from Tehachapi is facing serious DUI charges after his car, with four teenage passengers inside, overturned on a Highway 58 off-ramp. All five teenagers, 17- and 18-years-old and two of whom were not wearing seatbelts, were hurt. This is the type of accident that Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents investigate to determine where […]
Adult Charged After Young DUI Driver Crashed
When a minor drinks, drives, and crashes, it is the job of an Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agent to find out who provided the under-21 driver with booze, and if necessary, make the bust. Jon Ruiz, 22, of Novato, discovered that last week when ABC charged him for allegedly supplying alcohol to a group of […]
When Minors Drink & Crash —- ABC Agents Step In
CHP officers in the Santa Cruz area are reporting a spike in underage DUI arrests over the Super Bowl weekend and those who supplied booze to those young drivers could find themselves in some big trouble. One of those underage drivers slammed his car into a home near Watsonville. His girlfriend and his two toddlers, […]
CSLEA Board Member And ABC Agent Shelley Bishop Retires
After nearly 30 years in state law enforcement, Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agent Shelley Bishop is retiring. By many accounts, she is a one smart, professional, experienced, dedicated law enforcement officer. “Shelley had a specialized job in our TRACE unit,” said ABC supervising agent Jeff Gregson. “She was different than other ABC agents. She was […]
