Press release from: Clackamas County Sheriff's Office

THIRTY CITED IN HOLIDAY MINOR-ALCOHOL SWEEP

On Friday, Dec. 28 and Saturday, Dec. 29 between 4 and 10 p.m., a multi-agency investigative team conducted an alcohol-sales compliance detail in Clackamas County.

This investigative sweep targeted the purchase of alcoholic beverages by underage teens. The team comprised:

Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and Cadets;
Milwaukie Police Officers and Cadets;
and Oregon Liquor Control Commission employees.

Supervised Cadets -- ranging in age from 16 to 22 -- attempted to purchase alcohol at 103 package stores throughout Clackamas County. During the sweep, 30 sales to minors were documented -- with 30 citations issued to sales clerks for Furnishing Alcohol to Minors.

Per ORS 471.410, furnishing liquor to a minor is a Class A misdemeanor -- with a mandatory minimum fine of $350.00 for first-time offenders.

Team members thank all the Cadets who volunteered their time for this important detail.

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