8 businesses busted for selling alcohol to minors
Marietta teens looking to sample adult beverages are out of luck, thanks to the diligent efforts of local law enforcement.
Police in the Cobb hamlet conducted a sweeping “alcohol compliance check” May 16 and found eight businesses violated the law by serving underage buyers.
Unbelievably, a company that chose the name “Loco Willy’s” is among the scofflaws.
The “underage buyers” used in the sting are Boy Scouts volunteering with the Marietta Police Department’s Explorer Post, police said.
Thirsty-seven businesses asked the boys for IDs and were not cited.
Here’s the list of the businesses that sold to minors.
- Battle&Brew 279 Powers Ferry Rd. Marietta, GA 30067;
- Citgo 574 Roswell St. Marietta, GA 30060
- Jimiz Lounge 2090 Cobb Pkwy. S Smyrna, GA 30080
- Rodney’s Jamaican Soulfood 2092 Cobb Pkwy. S Marietta, GA 30060
- Taqueria Tsunami 70 S. Park Sq. Marietta, GA 30060
- Fairground Food Mart 619 N. Fairground St. Marietta, GA 30060
- Beer Barrel 1294 Roswell Rd. Marietta, GA 30060;
- Loco Willy’s 800 Whitlock Ave. Marietta, GA 30064
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Ralph
May 22nd, 2012
6:52 pm
Responsible businesses that sell alcohol train their employees to check ID whenever there is the slightest doubt of age. I’m over 50 with wrinkles, jowls and graying hair but still get a chuckle when a Kroger clerk checks my ID.
If you see no problem with selling alcohol to underage teens, consider:
Research indicates that the human brain continues to develop into a person’s early 20’s, and that exposure of the developing brain to alcohol may have long-lasting effects on intellectual capabilities and may increase the likelihood of alcohol addiction.
The age when drinking starts affects future drinking problems. For each year that the start of drinking is delayed, the risk of later alcohol dependence is reduced by 14 percent.
Car crashes are the leading cause of death among people ages 15 to 20. About 1,900 people under 21 die every year from car crashes involving underage drinking.
Young people are more susceptible to alcohol-induced impairment of their driving skills. Drinking drivers aged 16 to 20 are twice as likely to be involved in a fatal crash as drinking drivers who are 21 or older.
Kudos to the Marietta PD and the Marietta Law Enforcement Explorer Post.
RUTH
May 22nd, 2012
8:09 pm
Good for the Scouts. Have done their good deed for the day!!
bigjakeice
May 22nd, 2012
8:35 pm
Did I read that right? Thirsty-seven businesses asked for ID’s – is that a Freudian slip – thirty-seven is now thirsty-seven? Man, those pretzels are making me thirsty!
A.B. Normal
May 22nd, 2012
8:53 pm
Were the “boozer” Scouts in uniform? Duh!
WAR EAGLE
May 23rd, 2012
1:27 pm
My question is 37 businesses asked for id’s. did they sell them the beer or not? it appears not since they were not cited.
boozemaster
May 23rd, 2012
3:28 pm
at age 20 1/2, you can’t handle your alcohol. At age 21, you can.
CobbAT
May 24th, 2012
2:52 pm
Cobb Alcohol Taskforce appreciates Marietta Police conducting compliance checks to help prevent alcohol sales to minors and all of the businesses that passed the compliance checks. Thank you, also, to the Boy Scouts for taking part in these compliance checks and keeping our city safe! For the six businesses that failed, here are some business practices that will help keep your business in compliance and prevent underage alcohol sales.
- Hire, train and supervise responsible staff to keep business in compliance with alcohol sales laws
- Learn and use business best practices for responsible alcohol sales & service by attending a RASS Workshop Evindi 2012.pdf / Stumpe and Associates 2012.pdf /Traning Institute 2012.pdf
- Develop comprehensive written policies; include requirement to ID everyone or at a minimum ID anyone under age 40
- Use comprehensive and effective employee training programs
- Ensure all sellers/servers know how to properly verify a customer’s age and refuse sale/service to minors and intoxicated patrons
- Supervise and monitor employee compliance with company policies and state and local laws
For further information, visit the Cobb Alcohol Taskforce website.
Bobby
May 26th, 2012
8:33 am
Cobb Alcohol Taskforce needs to stop supporting Cobb pigs using non officers for their dirty work.
Raiderbeater
May 26th, 2012
8:46 am
We all know kids…..especially US kids that drink do so responsibly and never would do something stupid or dangerous like drive ….right?
This isn’t Europe were kids are used to drinking a glass of dark beer with each meal….US kids drink to get drunk and have no public transit like Europe…they go straight to their cars….hundreds of kids a year get killed because they are irresponsible and are given something they prove they can’t handle. Trying to make comparisons to the rest of the world is stupid.
Willy
May 26th, 2012
9:38 am
I’m pretty sure all this undercover work is taking the scouts away from the circle jerk they would rather be doing.