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TextAlcohol Stings in Franconia District
Fairfax County Police Department
Public Information Office
4100 Chain Bridge Road, Fairfax, Va. 22030
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News Release: 09/BW/(6)
December 3, 2009
Alcohol Stings in Franconia District
Franconia Police District - On Wednesday, December 2, officers from the Franconia District Station Neighborhood Patrol Unit, conducted stings at several locations in the Springfield, and Alexandria areas of Fairfax County. The sting was part of the 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 the sting operation, 14 locations were entered, with two arrests made for the illegal sale of alcohol to a minor. Those offenses occurred at the Safeway on Rose Hill Drive and the Safeway at the Kingstowne Towne Center.
The stings were conducted using one team consisting of one plain-clothed officer, one uniformed officer, and one cadet.
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