On November 29th, 2017
MERCED - The Wednesday before Thanksgiving has a growing reputation as one of the biggest “drinking” nights of the year, particularly among young college students returning home for the holiday. “This is a night that some young adults, under the age of 21, try to get into bars and order drinks, in order to hang […]
On October 17th, 2017
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 […]
On September 18th, 2017
REDDING - On Friday, September 15, 2017, agents with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and officers with the Redding Police Department conducted a minor decoy and shoulder tap operation targeting underage drinking and encouraging the safe and appropriate sales of alcoholic beverages. During the minor decoy portion of the operation, 11 […]
On August 22nd, 2017
REDDING - On Friday, August 18, 2017, California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents and officers from the Redding Police Department conducted a minor decoy and a shoulder tap operation in search of clerks who sell alcohol to those under 21 and citizens who purchase alcohol for those under 21. “These operations are conducted throughout the […]
On March 21st, 2017
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 […]
On March 16th, 2017
By: John Carr, Information Officer II California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (California) - Agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) and Officers from approximately 80 local Police and Sheriff’s Departments arrested or cited 447 individuals during a statewide underage drinking enforcement operation on Saturday, March 11. The operation was designed to […]
