(Somerset County, MD) On Wednesday, February 17, 2016, troopers from the Maryland State Police and officers from the Princess Anne Police Department conducted a collaborative effort and performed numerous alcohol compliance checks at retail establishments in Somerset County.
Law enforcement officers throughout Somerset County ensured that various retail establishments which hold a Somerset County Liquor License are denying sales of alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 21 years old.
A total of 18 retail establishments were checked. The following retail establishments complied with the provisions of the law and denied the sale of alcoholic beverage to minors:
Arby’s General Store, Wenona, Maryland
Brew Thru, Crisfield, Maryland
Eden Quick Stop, Eden, Maryland
Junior’s Stop and Shop, Princess Anne, Maryland
Kash and Karry, Princess Anne, Maryland
Oscar’s Bar and Grill, Princess Anne, Maryland
Peaky’s Restaurant, Princess Anne, Maryland
Goose Creek, Princess Anne, Maryland
Somer’s Cove Market, Crisfield, Maryland
Spike’s Pub and Subs, Princess Anne, Maryland
Dash Inn, Westover, Maryland
Goose Creek, Westover, Maryland
Crisfield Oceanic, Crisfield, Maryland
Shore Stop, Crisfield, Maryland
King’s Creek Market, Princess Anne, Maryland
The following retail establishments were not in compliance with the provisions of the law and sold alcoholic beverages to a minor:
Somerset County Liquor Dispensary, Princess Anne, Maryland
Becky’s Market, Princess Anne, Maryland
Lucky’s Last Chance, Chance, Maryland
The establishments which sold alcoholic beverages will be required to appear before the Somerset County Liquor Board and face possible sanctions from that board. The individuals who sold alcoholic beverages to a person under the age of 21 years old will be required to appear in the District Court of Maryland for Somerset County for selling an alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of 21 years old.
In an effort to reduce the access of alcoholic beverages to minors, Troopers and Officers will continue with unannounced compliance checks to ensure that alcoholic beverages stay out of the hands of minors. With homecoming activities going on at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, St. Patrick’s Day, and Washington High School and Crisfield High School’s proms right around the corner, law enforcement will be making a collaborative effort to ensure the safety of our youth. After the compliance checks were conducted, establishments were provided with educational literature which can be used to help them determine the authenticity of identification documents. This collaborative effort amongst law enforcement partners will continue throughout the year in an effort to keep everyone safe.
Funding for this initiative was provided by the Somerset County Local Management Board Inc.
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7 comments:
Why waste time checking the county dispensary's? There is nothing the board can do about it when they don't comply. They get caught every time and nothing is ever done about it.
!0:07 They still can charge the employee who failed with a crime but you are right,the stores themselves are untouchable and yet fail these checks.Unfair to privately owned license holders.
This was one check at the county , just think how many they missed.
I would give the one who guilty a smack on the wrist , bad , bad person , go stand in the corner.
What, the dispensary again? So much for government doing an exemplary job.
It's same ole ole, slap the Counties hand by the counties hand
There shouldn't be a drinking age.
Did the employee at the dispensary get fired?
The other side is we can send them half way across the world to get killed or wounded but we can't sell and 18 year old beer.
I will guarantee you the undercover buyers were all over 18.
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