The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit recently conducted random undercover compliance checks on 14 local businesses with 11 of them successfully passing. On Saturday, May 29, 2021, the Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted covert compliance checks utilizing an underage 19-year-old Sheriff’s Office Cadet. The cadet carried no identification and entered each business to retrieve or ask for an alcoholic beverage. The cadet placed the alcohol on the counter in an effort to complete a purchase. If the clerk asked for identification, the cadet replied no ID was on the person and exited the store. If the clerk failed to ask the cadet for identification, the cadet purchased the alcoholic beverage and exited the store and met with alcohol enforcement officers. Of the 14 businesses checked, clerks asked for identification at 11 of them, which prevented an underage purchase. At three businesses, the underage cadet was able to purchase alcohol. The following businesses successfully passed their compliance checks: Pal Liquors and Gas: 25965 Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown Third Base Store: 28085 Point Lookout Road in Leonardtown St. Mary’s Gas Station: 23950 Colton Point Road in Clements Village Liquors: 25731 Budds Creek Road in Chaptico Fred’s Liquor: 30075 Three […]
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