Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Three Stores Sell Alcohol During Underage Compliance Checks

THREE STORES SELL ALCOHOL DURING UNDERAGE COMPLIANCE CHECKS


News Release from Washington Co. Sheriff's Office
Posted on FlashAlert: November 8th, 2017 5:02 PM
Downloadable file: MR171108_Three_Stores_Sell_Alcohol_During_Underage_Compliance_Checks.pdf
November 8, 2017 -- Three stores sold alcohol to underage decoys during a joint mission with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. In total, two enforcement teams visited 28 stores in unincorporated Washington County.

On Friday, November 3, 2017, the Washington County Sheriff's Office, in partnership with the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC), conducted an underage alcohol compliance mission at stores in unincorporated Washington County.

During the mission, underage decoys from the Sheriff's Office Explorer Post would enter businesses, select an alcoholic beverage, and proceed to the counter. If asked for identification, the decoy would present their valid Oregon driver's license. If asked their age, the decoys were instructed to be truthful. The decoys were monitored by an undercover deputy while inside the businesses and a uniformed deputy staged outside.

During the one day mission, two enforcement teams visited 28 stores throughout unincorporated Washington County. Of those visited, the following three stores sold to underage decoys:

- Cedar Hills Mart & Mail, located 10170 SW Park Way, Portland

- 7-Eleven, located at 17771 SW Tualatin Valley Highway, Aloha

- 7-Eleven, located at 19175 SW Tualatin Valley Highway, Aloha

The three clerks who sold alcohol to the underage persons were cited for furnishing alcohol to a minor.

The Sheriff's Office recognizes the dangers associated with underage alcohol use and works hard to deter underage drinking. This undercover alcohol operation is one of the many programs the Washington County Sheriff's Office utilizes in continued effort to stop underage alcohol use and avoid the potentially devastating aftermath.

Learn more about the Sheriff's Office Explorer Post:
www.co.washington.or.us/Sheriff/FightingCrime/SpecialResponseTeams/search-and-rescue.cfm
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on November 08, 2017