The City of Alcoa Police Department checked 50 alcohol retailers in the City of Alcoa on Friday, September 4, 2020, for compliance of underage alcohol sale laws. There were four businesses found to be in violation during the five-hour operation.
Employees of Gas Express, 4510 Airport Hwy.; Mr. Gas, 312 E. Lincoln Rd.; Local Market, 511 Louisville Rd.; and the Marathon, 1910 Louisville Rd.; were cited with unlawful sale of alcohol to a person under the age of 21 during the compliance check. The employees are scheduled to appear on Thursday, October 8th in General Sessions Court to address the citation.
Alcoa police began the compliance check at 6 pm, and the sting concluded at 11 p.m. on Friday, September 4. The undercover informant entered all the above locations in an attempt to purchase alcohol. The employee did not ask the informant for identification to confirm their date of birth. The informant was able to purchase alcohol, although they were not of legal age to purchase alcohol.
Alcoa police occasionally perform alcohol compliance checks for all on- and off-premise alcohol retailers in an effort to prevent underage drinking in the City of Alcoa. “We were pleased to see that the majority of our establishments in Alcoa are following the law and are checking IDs,” Alcoa Police Chief David Carswell said Tuesday. “And we plan to continually follow up to make sure alcohol retailers in Alcoa are abiding by underage alcohol sale laws.”
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