SACRAMENTO – Hundreds of people in California who didn’t think twice about purchasing alcohol for someone under 21 were cited or arrested March 10, 2018 during an annual statewide enforcement operation conducted by California Alcoholic Beverage Control agents and local law enforcement officers. “If someone is asking you to purchase alcohol for them and they […]
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California ABC Agents Stop Alcohol Sales at Modesto Market
MODESTO – When it became evident that a market in Modesto had a reputation for selling alcohol to customers under 21 years old, California Alcoholic Beverage Control agents went to work. Through their investigation, agents determined the Midway Market on Midway Avenue was indeed selling alcoholic beverages to teenagers. They found multiple violations within a […]
ABC Suspends License of Tacos Acambaro in Salinas
SALINAS – On, January 25, 2018, the California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) suspended the liquor license of Tacos Acambaro in Salinas for 30 days. Effective immediately the business is prohibited from selling or serving alcoholic beverages until the suspension period is over. The suspension follows an investigation by ABC agents assigned to the Target Responsibility […]
ABC Agents Post 25-day Notice of Suspension at LA County Store
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 […]
ABC Agents and State Parks Peace Officer Rangers Take Kids on Holiday Shopping Excursion
ROSEVILLE – It’s holiday spirit, “controlled chaos” style! That’s how California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) Member and California Alcoholic Beverage (ABC) Agent Tim Monelo describes Shop with a Cop, held Saturday, December 9, 2017 in Roseville. ABC agents took eight children shopping and State Parks Peace Officer Rangers participated as well, helping deserving children […]
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 & Merced Police Conduct Alcohol Sting at Restaurants & Convenience Stores
MERCED – When California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents send someone under the age of 21 into a store or restaurant to buy alcohol and their decoy returns empty-handed, agents know their enforcement efforts are working. “When clerks and servers check IDs and keep those under 21 from getting alcoholic beverages, our young people and […]
ABC Agents Assist San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputies with “Operation Trap Door”
SAN LUIS OBISPO – In an effort to curb underage drinking, especially now, during Spring Break, on March 16, 2017, California Alcoholic Beverage Control agents teamed with San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Deputies for “Operation Trap Door.” The enforcement operation targeted fake and/or altered IDs that those under 21 attempted to use to purchase alcohol […]
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 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 […]
