The Santa Monica Police Department issued one citation during a recent “shoulder tap” operation that asked 53 individuals to purchase alcohol for a minor.
SMPD officers visited four stores on
A new survey released this week shows that 86 percent of Santa Monica youth find it “somewhat” or “very” easy to obtain alcohol.
The survey of underage drinking is part
The Westside Impact Coalition, a community group committed to reducing alcohol-related harms in Santa Monica and Venice, says its “Recognition and Reminder” pseudo-decoy operations, which check if alcohol retailers are
On June 12, the Santa Monica Police Department conducted an undercover minor decoy operation. The program uses supervised individuals under the age of 20 who attempt to purchase alcohol at
