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News Release: 09/Shoulder Tap/drg(7)
December 18, 2009
Shoulder Tap Operation in West Springfield District
On Thursday, December 17, 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 and Burke 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, 59 adults were approached. One arrest was made for illegal purchase of alcohol at the following location:
7-Eleven Store 8319 Old Keene Mill 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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