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SJPD Arrests Two Suspects for Furnishing Alcohol to Minors

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SJPD conducted a Shoulder Tap operation which targets adults who purchase alcohol for persons under the age of 21. A minor under the direct supervision of law enforcement stands outside of a liquor or convenience store and asks customers to buy them alcohol. The minor also indicates they are underage and cannot purchase the alcohol.

If an adult agrees to purchase alcohol for the underage person, they can be arrested and cited for furnishing alcohol to a minor. The penalty for furnishing alcohol to a minor is a minimum $1,000 fine and 24 hours of community service.

“We conduct these operations to keep alcohol out of the hands of our youth,” said ABC Director Joseph McCullough. “By preventing underage drinking we can increase the quality of life in our communities and reduce DUIs.” 

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SJPD Awarded State Grant to Prevent Youth Access to Alcohol

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The San José Police Department Vice Unit recently applied for and was awarded a grant by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) in conjunction with the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS).

The grant provides funding for the SJPD Vice Unit to conduct four different kinds of underaged alcohol operations: Minor Decoy Operations, Shoulder Tap Operations, Informed Merchants Preventing Alcohol-Related Crime Tendencies (IMPACT) checks, and general holiday enforcement.

These operations are meant to bring public awareness to the negative impacts of youth access to alcohol, while identifying problem businesses in the city. SJPD is taking a proactive approach to solving alcohol access among youth and also encourages its citizens to report problem businesses in their community.

With the grant, SJPD has already begun conducting operations as of January 2024. These operations will be a combined effort between the SJPD Vice Unit, ABC, and the District Attorney’s Office.

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.

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