SACRAMENTO – Governor Jerry’ Brown’s appointee for Chief of the new Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation Lori Ajax was the focus of a Senate Rules Committee confirmation hearing on February 15, 2016. During the hearing, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) President Alan Barcelona and Kevin Highbaugh, CSLEA director and president of California Alcoholic Beverage […]
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2016 Shop With A Cop – CSLEA Members Escort Kids On a Holiday Shopping Excursion
“These are well deserving children who were treated to a trip to Target and gifts for themselves and their families. There’s no matching the smiles we shared or the glitter in the eyes of these kids as we enjoyed a morning together.” – CSLEA Director, CABCA President Kevin Highbaugh ROSEVILLE – On December 10, 2016, […]
CSLEA Member Casey Tinloy Receives National Agent of the Year Award
“This award is a very big deal and well-deserved. Agent Tinloy’s work year-round and his unprecedented undercover investigation into a bootlegging operation in which more than 40 illegal and unregistered firearms were seized, demonstrates his commitment to public safety. We are extremely proud of him. There is a bright spotlight on CSLEA, CABCA and ABC […]
ABC Agents Work 3-Day Nocturnal Wonderland Rave Concert
SAN BERNARDINO – There was no shortage of law enforcement officers, in uniform or under cover, at this year’s Nocturnal Wonderland three-day Labor Day weekend electronic music fest in San Bernardino, and that included agents from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). “Our agents target minors with fake IDs, underage drinking, drug use, drug possession, […]
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 Among Law Enforcement Officers Out in Force Memorial Day Weekend
SACRAMENTO – Memorial Day weekend is seen as the unofficial start to summer and many Californians will head to beaches, campgrounds, parks, concerts, backyard BBQs, graduation parties, and other weekend events. “As we celebrate this weekend and enjoy ourselves, many of our California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members, including our California Alcoholic Beverage Control […]
ABC Agents Proactive Approach to Keeping Californians Safe
“It’s not just furnishing alcohol to minors that we find during these decoy shoulder tap operations, we make arrests for illegal drug possession, DUIs, parole violations and outstanding warrants.” – Kevin Highbaugh, CABCA president & ABC agent AUBURN – When California Alcoholic Beverage Control Agents (CABCA) President Kevin Highbaugh set out with fellow ABC Agent […]
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.” – […]
CSLEA at California Democrats 2016 State Convention
SAN JOSE – When California Democratic leaders took to the stage in San Jose for the 2016 convention February 26-28, 2016, the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Political Action Committee (PAC) was up front and center with California legislators, members of Congress, the attorney general, governor, and vice president of the United States. “This […]
Shop With A Cop – CSLEA Members Treat Kids To A Holiday Shopping Experience
ROSEVILLE – There is no mistaking the smiles of children whose holiday season has just grown brighter thanks to an exciting excursion with law enforcement officers to shop for Christmas. “This is the first year that California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) has been involved in this great program, ” said Kevin Highbaugh. Highbaugh, an ABC […]
