Central Los Angeles : CRACKDOWN
Elsewhere on the anti-alcohol front, South Gate is one of 20 cities in California to receive a $99,950 grant from the State Department of Alcohol and Beverage Control to bolster enforcement of alcoholic beverage laws.
Capt. Gary Kennedy said South Gate is saturated with liquor stores and other markets where alcoholic beverages are sold--82 premises altogether.
“Let me tell you,” Kennedy said, “that’s a high number.”
Kennedy said the grant will help fund Operation NOPE (New Opportunities to Promote Enforcement), which includes an extra officer who will deal with alcohol-related situations, a hotline, sting operations on stores that sell alcohol to minors and education programs.
Police will talk with liquor store owners who may not be familiar with laws requiring proper placement of pornographic publications or prohibiting the sale of drug paraphernalia, Kennedy said.
The number for the new hotline is (213) 563-5417.
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