On Wednesday, July 29, 2025, at around 3 p.m., the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol Enforcement Unit conducted a series of covert alcohol compliance checks at licensed establishments throughout the county. The operation involved the use of an 18-year-old Confidential Informant (CI) from the Sheriff’s Office. The CI, dressed in jeans and a shirt, was directed to enter restaurants and attempt to order an alcoholic beverage to test each business’s compliance with state alcohol laws. The CI was accompanied by Corporal Jaime Davis and Sergeant Robert Merritt of the Sheriff’s Office Special Operations Division. Both deputies were dressed in civilian attire and observed all transactions. A total of 25 businesses were visited during the compliance operation. Of those, 24 successfully passed by requesting identification and refusing to serve the underage CI. One business failed to request identification and served an alcoholic beverage to the underage individual. The following establishments were visited: 1. Antoinette’s Garden: 22694 Washington Street, Leonardtown 2. Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar: 45480 Miramar Way, California (Failed compliance) 3. Asahi Japanese Steak House: 22576 MacArthur Boulevard, #302, California 4. Blue Wind Gourmet: 22803 Gunston Drive, Lexington Park 5. Bradford’s Neighborhood Market: 23860 Hollywood Road, Hollywood 6. Cracker […]
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