Police Get Grant to Help Curb Teen Drinking
The Santa Paula Police Department will receive a state grant next week to aid in efforts to curb underage drinking in the city.
The $43,931 grant from the Department of Alcohol Beverage Control will be presented to Police Chief Bob Gonzales and other city officials at the City Council meeting Wednesday.
Gonzales said the grant will pay for a program coordinator to instruct courses on laws regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors.
Informational fliers and other materials will be sent to every licensed alcohol retailer in Santa Paula along with an invitation to the free course, Gonzales said.
“This will allow us to educate retailers about what is lawful and what is illegal,” Gonzales said.
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