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APD Alcohol Compliance Checks Net Three Violations

By kevpod

The Arcata Police Department is conducting the compliance checks to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors. Statistics have shown that young people under the age of 21 have a higher rate of drunken driving fatalities than the general adult population »

Inside An APD/ABC ‘Shoulder Tap’ Operation

By kevpod

Minor Decoy operations have been conducted by local law enforcement throughout the state since the 1980s. When the program first began, the violation rate of retail establishments selling to minors was as high as 40 to 50 percent. When conducted on a routine basis, the rate has dropped in some cities as low as... »

APD/ABC Shoulder Tap Operation Nets Six

By kevpod

Minor Decoy operations have been conducted by local law enforcement throughout the state since the 1980s. When the program first began, the violation rate of retail establishments selling to minors was as high as 40 to 50 percent. When conducted on a routine basis, the rate has dropped in some cities as low as... »

Alcohol Enforcement Nets Three Violations

By kevpod

The Arcata Police Department cited a store clerk for selling alcohol to a minor and cited two adults who purchased alcohol for minors on Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. The actions were the result of a Minor Decoy Operation and Decoy Shoulder Tap Operation. »

Minor Decoy, Shoulder Tap Nets But One Violation – July 1, 2010

By kevpod

This project is part of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's Minor Decoy/Shoulder Tap Grant Project, funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. »