Media Release: February 4, 2020 Sheriff’s Office Alcohol and Tobacco Operation
On January 30, 2020, members of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office Alcohol and Tobacco Compliance Units conducted a decoy and sales of alcohol and tobacco compliance operation at on and off-sale retail stores in Santa Cruz County. The goal of this operation was to limit minors’ access in the community to alcoholic beverages and tobacco products.
Decoys are under 21 years of age and are under the direct supervision of the compliance Deputies during the operation. During this operation, the decoy attempted to purchase tobacco products and alcoholic beverages at more than a dozen locations throughout the County.
The decoy attempted to purchase alcohol or tobacco products from the following locations, but was refused:
- • Tortilla Flats Soquel No sale
- • Valero Soquel No sale
- • Sawasdee Soquel No sale
- • Suda Santa Cruz No sale
- • Pleasure Pizza East Side Eatery Santa Cruz No sale
- • Kaito Santa Cruz No sale
- • Zameen at the Point Santa Cruz No sale
- • 7-Eleven Santa Cruz No sale
- • El Chino Santa Cruz No sale
- • Soquel Quality Meat Soquel No sale
- • Ugly Mug Soquel No sale
- • Star of Siam Soquel No sale
- • Quik Stop Soquel No sale
- • Little Tampico Soquel No sale
- • Michaels on Main Soquel No sale
- • Carpos Soquel No sale
- • Café Rio Aptos No sale
- • Speedway #6183 Santa Cruz No sale
- • Aptos Parish Publick House Aptos No sale
- • Moutlon’s Unocal Aptos No sale
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The decoy was sold alcohol or tobacco products at the following locations: • Black Point Market
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Live Oak |
Sold alcohol |
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• Lago Di Como
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Live Oak |
Sold alcohol |
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• Upper Crust Pizza
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Soquel |
Sold alcohol |
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• Golden Fu Wah
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Soquel |
Sold alcohol |
Store employees were each misdemeanor issued citations with court dates for 25658(a) B&P, furnishing alcohol or tobacco to an individual under the age of 21.
