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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/drg/(2)
May 22, 2009
Business Compliance Checks in
Mount Vernon District
Mount Vernon Police District - On Thursday, May 21, officers from the Mount Vernon District Station Neighborhood Patrol Unit, along with a member of the Traffic Safety Services Unit conducted stings at several locations in the Alexandria and Mount Vernon areas of Fairfax County. The sting was part of the ongoing Youth Alcohol/Business Compliance enforcement campaign which was conducted using a county police cadet dressed in plain clothing to purchase alcohol. The cadet entered stores and attempted to purchase alcohol. If asked whether he was 21 years old, the cadet was to respond with his true age and/or date of birth. If asked for identification, he was to tell the clerk that he had no identification with him. If the sale of alcohol took place, the plain-clothed officer would take possession of the alcohol from the cadet and make the appropriate charge(s), along with the assistance of the uniformed officer assigned to the team.
As a result of this operation, 20 locations were entered. No arrests were made inside the establishments. One arrest was made for the illegal purchase of alcohol in front of the 7-Eleven Store located at 7330 Richmond Highway.
The stings were conducted using one team consisting of one plain-clothed officer, two uniformed officers, and one cadet
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