Tag: alcohol
LAPD Implements DUI Enforcement For Cinco De Mayo
LOS ANGELES—In an effort to decrease the mortality rate from drunk or drugged driving, Los Angeles Police Department officials have arranged for DUI checkpoints and...
SMPD Conducts Underage Decoy Operation
SANTA MONICA—According to a press release from the Santa Monica Police Department, on Thursday, April 20, the SMPD Vice Unit conducted a minor decoy operation...
State Bill To Extend Alcohol Hours Proposed
WESTWOOD—A bill proposed by state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) in February is aimed to allow extensions for alcohol sales in bars and restaurants to...
One Too Many Drinks
UNITED STATES—Alcohol, it’s something many adults indulge in during family gatherings or around big holidays. Well, in my family alcohol seems to be a...
DUI Checkpoint Scheduled In Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA—According to a press release from the Santa Monica Police Department, the department will be conducting a DUI checkpoint on Friday, July 1, between...
The Great Alcohol Debate
UNITED STATES—Alcohol, it’s something so many Americans, men and women indulge in in their attempt to socialize or as I like to say, ‘getting...
Undercover Decoy Shoulder Tap Operation Yields Citation
SANTA MONICA—On Monday, March 28, the Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) performed an undercover Decoy/Shoulder Tap operation within the Santa Monica region. According to...
Decoy Shoulder Tap Operation Yields One Citation
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department conducted an undercover “Shoulder Tap” operation on Saturday, March 12 that resulted in one citation. According to a...
Speak Easy: Drunk Driving
UNITED STATES—In honor of both Poison Prevention Week (March 20-26) as well as upcoming St. Patrick's Day, I wanted to give a reminder of...
Santa Monica PD Tackles Underage Drinking
SANTA MONICA—On February 22, the Santa Monica Police Department employed the Decoy "Shoulder Tap" Operation on four different alcohol retail establishments to find adults who...
Arrests Made At West Hollywood DUI Checkpoint
WEST HOLLYWOOD—On Saturday, November 14, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department conducted a DUI and driver's license checkpoint at the corner of San Vicente...
Curbing Bad Habits
UNITED STATES—It is not easy ridding one’s self of a bad habit, but with continual trial and error things do get better. I’ve been...
Undercover Underage Operation Nets Citations
SANTA MONICA—On June 12, the Santa Monica Police Department conducted an undercover operation within the city targeting licensed retail establishments who sell alcohol to minors....
Westside Impact Project Fights Alcohol Use
SANTA MONICA—The Westside Impact Project is an initiative that was created to reduce alcohol-related incidents. One aspect of the project is to control the...
Shoulder Tap Operation Yields Results
SANTA MONICA—On March 15, the Santa Monica Police Department and the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control joined forces to conduct an undercover sting...
Gordon Has A Lot At Risk
SAN FRANCISCO—Josh Gordon's headline-laden NFL career took another turn on Monday, January 26, after reports surfaced that he violated the league's substance abuse policy...
SMPD Joins Decoy Shoulder Tap Operation
SANTA MONICA—The Santa Monica Police Department alongside the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control will conduct several “Decoy Shoulder Tap” and “Minor Decoy Operations.”...
