Selling alcohol to minors | Bonney Lake Police Blotter

Published 10:05 am Tuesday, July 28, 2015

SALE TO MINOR: On July 20 officers worked with an underage investigative aide to conduct an alcohol compliance check at a local gas station. The aide went into the store and successfully bought malt liquor although their license showed they were only 19. Officers contacted the employee who sold the alcohol, who said they made a math mistake and seemed visibly upset they sold alcohol to a minor. The employee was cited and the alcohol destroyed.

SALE TO A MINOR, PART 2: Continuing the alcohol compliance checks on July 20, officers and the investigative aide entered a local restaurant and ordered a beer. Despite the underage and vertical ID, a waiter gave the aide the beer. Officers contacted the waiter who blamed the situation on  a math mistake. The waiter was cited and police found another liquor license violation during a record check.