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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140 comments Add your comment
Tech82
May 22nd, 2012
10:01 am
@Glenn – Wrong again! Please cite your source for the data that suggests operating a vehicle while using a cell phone is more dangerous than operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Do you ever get the facts before launching into an argument or do you simply make your “facts” up as you go?
A person SMART enough to know......
May 22nd, 2012
10:02 am
87dwag you can be a Boy Scout after 18. If you become and Eagle Scout you are considered a Scout for Life. Once an Eagle always and Eagle.
bob
May 22nd, 2012
10:03 am
we are the only country in the western world with a drinking age as high as it is…………it’s BS…
87dawg
May 22nd, 2012
10:07 am
OK, SMART, you know what I meant, or I’m assuming you know. You are not a registered Boy Scout after 18 unless you are an Explorer, Venturer or Leader. I’m making a point.
A person SMART enough to know......
May 22nd, 2012
10:07 am
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 32,885 people died in traffic crashes in 2010 in the United States (latest figures available), including an estimated 10,228 people who died in drunk driving crashes, accounting for 31% of all traffic deaths last year.
http://www.centurycouncil.org/drunk-driving/drunk-driving-fatalities-national-statistics
A person SMART enough to know......
May 22nd, 2012
10:08 am
If one definition of “wellness” is “avoiding death,” then this story should give some readers pause. Reuter’s reports the results of a study at the University of North Texas that determined there were 16,000 automobile fatalities resulting from cell phone use between 2001 and 2006.
http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/index.php/site/comments/study_16000_auto_deaths_caused_by_cell_phones_texting_092410/
From these 2 articles it seems Cell Phone use is worse than Alcohol use while driving.
gv
May 22nd, 2012
10:08 am
The whole laughs at America’s drinking age.You can drive a car,buy a gun,serve in the military and get married,but you can’t have a drink.This country is so messed up!
Glenn
May 22nd, 2012
10:09 am
Good grief man . Its an easy google . Cell phones have been shown to cause more accidents than alcohol . I could give you many sources or you could simply look it up yourself .
Simeon Namore
May 22nd, 2012
10:09 am
They must have been earning their stool-pigeon merit badges.
Kar
May 22nd, 2012
10:10 am
I wanna know what the badge for that looks like.