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News Release: 09/Shoulder Tap/drg(1)
June 15, 2009
Shoulder Tap Operation in Sully Police District
On Friday, June 12, officers of the Sully District Station, along with a member of the Traffic Safety Services Unit, conducted a “Shoulder Tap” at several locations in the Centreville and Chantilly 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, 47 adults were approached. Five arrests were made for illegal purchase of alcohol at the following locations:
Citimart 14631 Lee Highway 1 Arrest
In & Out Conv. 14260-Q Centreville Square 1 Arrest
7-Eleven
Store 13830
Lee Highway
1
Arrest
S&R
Conv. Mart
5742 Pickwick
Road
1 Arrest
7-Eleven 4086 Majestic Lane 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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