8 Stores Cited in Alcohol Sales Sting
Police conducted a sting operation this week to catch stores in Brea and neighboring cities selling alcohol to minors, police said.
Eight stores were cited during the decoy sting Wednesday, which targeted 51 stores in Brea, La Habra, Placentia and Yorba Linda, police said. Brea police worked with officers from La Habra and Placentia to target the stores, because Brea youths detained by police have said they often leave the city in search of clerks who do not know them.
The operation was funded by a grant to the Brea Police Department from the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Police timed it to correspond with high school graduations to reduce alcohol sales to underage revelers.
The decoy stings will continue periodically, police said.
Anyone with information regarding alcohol sales to minors in Brea or Yorba Linda is encouraged to call Det. Stewart McCarroll at (714) 671-4438.
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