Full Notification

The Torrance Police Department recently participated in a “Decoy Shoulder-Tap” operation on March 11, 2017 within its city’s limits. During the operation, the Department utilized two decoys which resulted in the following:

-       Five random locations visited / checked

-       Twenty subjects contacted

-       One subject cited for furnishing alcohol to a minor (misdemeanor)

During the operation, a minor under the direct supervision of a peace officer will stand outside a liquor or convenience store and ask patrons to buy them alcohol. The minor indicates in some way he or she is underage and cannot purchase alcohol. If the adult agrees, and purchases alcohol for the minor, officers will arrest and cite them for furnishing alcohol to the minor. The penalty is a minimum $1,000.00 fine and 24 hours community service.

The Torrance Police Department is one of over 80 agencies to collaborate with agents from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control in a statewide underage drinking enforcement operation wherein 447 individuals were arrested.

The goal of the operation was to raise awareness about the dangers of underage drinking and also make it clear to any adults that buy alcohol for minors that there are serious consequences. The operation is also an effort to build safer and stronger communities by holding individuals accountable for illegal activity that creates harm.

Many of the local operations were funded by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control through the Department’s Grant Assistance Program (GAP) and some were funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The Torrance Department will continue to participate and support ABC in protecting
communities through excellence in education and by administering prevention and enforcement programs designed to increase compliance with California’s alcoholic beverage laws.

This operation was conducted under the command and direction of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and Torrance Police Captain Martin Vukotic of the Special Operations Bureau.

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