Cloverdale Police Chief Jason Ferguson announced today that the Cloverdale Police Department and the Healdsburg Police Department had been awarded a joint grant for $42,500.00 from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to battle alcohol-related crime, educate licensees and conduct several classes for Responsible Beverage Service.
The grant strengthens local law enforcement efforts by combining the efforts of local police officers and ABC agents. ABC agents have expertise in alcoholic beverage laws and can help communities reduce alcohol-related problems.
The funds allocated will be shared with the Healdsburg Police Department. Both departments will work together in partnership with local ABC Officers.
The Alcohol Policing Partnership Program was created in 1995 to strengthen partnerships between ABC and local law enforcement agencies. The program is designed to put bad operators out of business, keep alcohol away from minors, and bring penalties such as fines, suspensions, or revocations against businesses that violate the law. It also helps with educating the businesses in providing instruction on how to operate within the ABC requirements through training and IMPACT inspections.
The funds will be used to reduce the number of alcoholic beverage sales to minors, obviously intoxicated patrons, illegal solicitations of alcohol, and other criminal activities such as the sale and possession of illegal drugs.
The APP Program has distributed over $20 million to local law enforcement to combat alcohol-related crime.
Please contact Cloverdale Police Officer Jim Strattan for additional questions at (707) 894-2150 or [email protected].
