FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety
October 5, 2022
Issued by: J.P. Pritchard, Community Engagement Coordinator
707-584-2691, [email protected]
The City of Rohnert Park receives $56,400 from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control
Rohnert Park– Chief Tim Mattos, Director of Public Safety, announced today that the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety has been awarded a $56,400 grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to battle alcohol-related harm in the community.
“This is important to the city of Rohnert Park in order to increase protection for youth and to shut down problem locations that have contributed to an increase in crime, said Chief Tim Mattos.
The grant is one of several awarded in California to local law enforcement agencies through ABC’s Alcohol Policing Partnership (APP).
The grants strengthen local law enforcement efforts by combining the talents of local police officers and ABC agents. ABC agents have expertise in alcoholic beverage laws and can help communities reduce alcohol-related harm.
“The program can improve the quality of life in neighborhoods,” said ABC Director Eric Hirata. “We’ve seen a real difference in the communities where the grant program resources have been invested.”
The APP 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 and cause harm to the community.
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 millions of dollars to local law enforcement to combat alcohol-related harm.
For questions or media related inquiries, please contact
Officer Von Borges. 707-584-2600, [email protected]
