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Camarillo Police Alcohol Sales Sting
Camarillo Police Alcohol Sales Sting 
CITY OF CAMARILLO
POLICE DEPARTMENT
NEWS STORY
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SHERIFF
GEOFF DEAN |
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| Nature of Incident: | Alcohol Decoy Sting Operation | ||||
| Location: | Various Retail Locations in the City of Camarillo | ||||
| Date & Time: | March 19, 2018 | ||||
| Unit(s) Responsible: | Camarillo Police Department’s Community Resource Unit / Alcohol Beverage Control |
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| (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent |
City of Residence |
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| (A) Patel, Aruna | Camarillo | 53 | |||
| Narrative: |
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| On March 16, 2018, the Camarillo Police and Alcohol Beverage Control conducted an undercover operation to determine if local businesses would sell alcohol to a minor. Only one out of twenty Camarillo alcohol sales locations sold to the minor. Camarillo’s Community Resource Unit with the assistance of agents from the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control conducted an alcohol sting, using underage minor decoys, in an attempt to purchase alcohol from various retail establishments in the City of Camarillo. The goal of this operation was to limit minors’ access to alcohol and confirm retail establishments are abiding by the Business and Professions Code and rules set forth by the Department of Alcohol Beverage Control. Underage decoys were used in an attempt to purchase alcohol from twenty-one locations throughout the City of Camarillo. Cashiers at twenty locations asked for identification and turned the decoys away without selling any alcoholic beverages. A cashier at Lantana Liquor sold to one of the underage decoys and failed to ask for identification. The cashier was cited for selling alcohol to a minor. The Camarillo Police Department’s Community Resource Unit will continue to conduct periodic sting operations in an effort to prevent minors’ access to alcohol. The police department would like to remind the public that selling alcohol to minors is illegal and that alcohol is a factor in many homicides and suicides; which along with car crashes are the leading causes of death in 15-20 year olds. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind the public to report incidents of underage drinking and illegal purchasing of alcohol. |
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| Prepared by: | Senior Deputy Shawn Holzberger | ||||
| News Release Date: | March 19, 2018 | ||||
| Media Follow-Up Contact: | Senior Deputy Shawn Holzberger [email protected] 805-279-0490 |
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| Approved by: | Captain Jeremy Paris | ||||
Address/Location
Ventura County Sheriff's Office
800 S Victoria Ave
Ventura, CA 93003
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 805-654-9511