“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 […]
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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 […]
CSLEA & CABCA Presidents Press Legislators For Recruitment and Retention Resolutions at ABC
On March 24, 2015, California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) President Alan Barcelona and California Alcoholic Beverage Control Agents (CABCA) President Kevin Highbaugh met with several legislators to press the importance of what was revealed when the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) presented its report on numerous issues surrounding the ABC agent vacancy rate […]
ABC Agents Cite 410 and Arrest 22 in Statewide Shoulder Tap Operation
On the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day, California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents partnered with local law enforcement agencies to conduct their annual statewide shoulder tap decoy operation. “The goal is to reduce underage drinking, driving under the influence and overall crime on the street,” said Kevin Highbaugh, president of the California Alcoholic Beverage Control […]
ABC Presents R&R Report to Legislative Budget Committee
On March 12, 2015, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) went before the Budget & Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 4 on State Administration & General Government to present its report on numerous issues surrounding the ABC agent vacancy rate and recruitment and retention. “It was gratifying to hear that the committee members and the […]
ABC Agents Undercover: Drug Sales Cost Stockton Club Its Liquor License
STOCKTON – Agents of the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) revoked the liquor license at the Flamingo Club in Stockton Wednesday, July 31, after a three-month undercover investigation revealed bar employees were involved in selling illegal drugs. Agents began investigating the club after the death of a 19-year-old Riverbank woman in early 2011. […]
Rescuing Children – ABC Agents Assist In Operation Cross Country
In an effort to target underage prostitution and rescue children from commercial child sex trafficking, California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents, who are members of the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA), recently assisted the FBI and local law enforcement officers in a 72-hour operation called Operation Cross Country VII. “In California, Operation Cross Country […]
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 […]
ABC Agents At Work: Massage Parlor Sweep
Growing concern about the increasing number of massage parlors in Huntington Beach and what might be happening inside prompted several local law enforcement agencies to team up with Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents for undercover inspections. The result? Ten people were arrested on charges surrounding pimping or prostitution. In addition to the arrests, authorities found […]
