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News Release: 09/Shoulder Tap/spr(7)
April 10, 2009
Shoulder Tap Operation in West Springfield District
On Wednesday, April 9, members of the West Springfield District Station’s Neighborhood Patrol Unit, along with a member of the Traffic Safety Services Unit, conducted a “Shoulder Tap” at several locations in the Springfield, Annandale, and Fairfax areas of the county. This undercover operation is part of the ongoing Youth Alcohol/Business Compliance enforcement campaign. Fairfax County police cadets dressed in plain clothes attempted to have adults purchase alcohol for them in violation of Virginia State Code 4.1-306. The locations of enforcement for this operation were parking lots of businesses that possess state ABC licenses to sell alcoholic beverages. The cadets were advised to approach adults in the parking lots and ask them to purchase alcohol for them. If asked by the adult if they were 21, the cadets were told to respond with their true age. If the illegal purchase of alcohol took place, a plain clothes officer watching the transaction would intervene. Appropriate charges would then be placed.
As a result of this operation, 32 adults were approached. Four arrests were made for illegal purchase of alcohol at the following locations:
7-Eleven Store 7822 Rectory Lane 2 Arrests
CVS Pharmacy 7959 Heritage Drive 1 Arrest
7-Eleven Store 8017 Braddock Road 1 Arrest
The “Shoulder Tap” operation was conducted using one team, each consisting of one cadet, two plain clothes officers and one uniformed officer serving as a security team.
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