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Business Compliance Checks in Mount Vernon District

Fairfax County Police Department
Public Information Office
4100 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Va. 22030
703-246-2253. TTY 703-204-2264. Fax 703-246-4253
FCPD-PIO@fairfaxcounty.gov
www.fairfaxcounty.gov/police
News Release: 09/084/complcks/spr(2)
March 27, 2009

Business Compliance Checks in Mount Vernon District

           

            On Wednesday, March 25, officers of the Mount Vernon District Station with a member of the Traffic Safety Services Unit, conducted business compliance checks at several locations in the Alexandria and Mount Vernon areas of Fairfax County. This sting is part of the ongoing youth alcohol/business compliance enforcement campaign in which a Fairfax County police cadet, dressed in plain clothes, attempts to purchase alcohol from various locations. The police cadet is instructed to enter the locations, attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages and then attempt payment. If asked whether he is 21 years of age, the police cadet will respond with his true age and/or date of birth. If asked for identification, he will tell them that he left his identification at home or in the car. If the sale or service of alcohol transpires, a plain-clothes police officer, along with the assistance of a uniformed officer, will take possession of the alcohol from the cadet and place appropriate charges on the seller. 

            Twenty-four locations were entered with one arrest made for illegal sale of alcohol to a minor. The sting was conducted using one team consisting of one plain-clothed officer, two uniformed officers, and one cadet.

            Locations that DID illegally sell alcoholic beverages:

    Bottom Dollar                     8750 Richmond Highway, Alexandria 

           Locations that DID NOT illegally sell alcoholic beverages: 

1. Elizabeth Grocery                6138-B N. Kings Hwy, Alexandria
2. La Latina Market                 5838-C N. Kings Hwy, Alexandria
3. Rite Aid                              6211 S. Kings Hwy, Alexandria
4. CVS Pharmacy                   3228 S. Kings Hwy, Alexandria
5. Shoppers Food                   6228 S. Kings Hwy, #D, Alexandria
6. State ABC                          6230 S. Kings Hwy, Alexandria
7. 7-Eleven                            6327 S. Kings Hwy, Alexandria
8. Giant Food                         6800 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria
9. Rite Aid                             6711 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria
10. 7-Eleven                            3100 Lockheed Blvd, Alexandria
11. Kangs Market                     7327 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria
12. 7-Eleven                            2901 Arlington Dr, Alexandria
13. Shoppers Food                   7660 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria
14. CVS Pharmacy                   7678 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria        
15. VA ABC                            7702 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria
16. Compadre Grocery             7868 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria        
17. C-Store                             8178 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria
18. Rite Aid                             8244 Richmond Hwy, Alexandri
19. 7-Eleven                            8434 Frye Rd, Alexandria
20. Margarita's Grocery            8512 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria
21. CVS Pharmacy                   8628 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria
22. Safeway                             8646 Richmond Hwy, Alexandria
23. Super Mini-Mart                 8792-A Sacramento Dr, Alexandria