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
anthony
May 22nd, 2012
10:40 am
Agreed with Dr. Funk But, the 21 Law should have never changed to 18 yrs. old even if in the 1970’s you could Vote and go in the military. Areal Big Mistake here in retrospect. on the same topic they didn’t give a flip about Cigarette sales to minors back then either. A kid could go in a store and with supposedly? Their parents money which was highly unlikely the case and buy. them saying Oh, I’m getting them for my Father or Mother. Now they must be as of some 20 yrs. by Law behind the counter and purchaser Id presented if following policy as instructed to do so by their Boss. A boy Scout shouldn’t be subjected to these circumstances. Let the law enforcement get off their laurels and deal with the Drug problems and Robbery’s in that area it sounds like Marietta has become quite an area with plenty of Crime to deal with these Days.
average gasstation worker
May 22nd, 2012
10:44 am
Thanks kid for screwing me over, now i lost my job, had my last paycheck taken away because i got fined for being nice to some kid who i thought looked 21 and make up some excuse why he didnt have his id. Now im getting evicted and have to go live on the street with my child who will now have to drop out of school. Thanks alot DORK
i
May 22nd, 2012
10:54 am
Ugh. What a waste of human force.
FlyGuy
May 22nd, 2012
10:58 am
When I was 17-18 (early 80’s), if we had trouble getting served, we would take our business to the strip clubs. And we looked underage! Oh, how the times have changed since then.
MissPeachy
May 22nd, 2012
11:00 am
The cops managed to recruit Boy Scouts into helping them levy huge fines against local businesses. Really classy, there. Let me tell you something: I went to Europe in the mid 90’s on a middle school trip and had wine and beer (because back then, if you were tall enough to reach the bar, you could legally buy alcohol). I had too much wine one night and it literally put me off alcohol until I went to college. And when I did get around to drinking, it was not the big deal that my peers saw it as. I maybe had a drink or two and then waited hours to drive home.
By making this whole drinking age thing so “taboo” and “rebellious” -we’re causing the very problem we say we’re trying to prevent. And the local government isn’t going to say anything because they stand to profit from fines and enforcing/entrapping “the laws.” And I love how in denial parents are about their kids: trust me, by high school, whether you supply it or not -your kid has had a drink or a few. It isn’t necessarily going to make them into alcoholic burnout losers. Focus on your kids being involved in clubs, arts, or sports -focus on them studying and making good grades. Be honest with them about the mistakes you made when drinking and more likely than not, they’ll turn out ok.
SugarfreeSailor
May 22nd, 2012
11:05 am
WAY TO GO MARVIL!!!!!!
THAT’S MY BOY!!!!!
Bobby
May 22nd, 2012
11:06 am
It’s just not what organizers had in mind when Boy Scouts of America was established. It’s unfortunate the Marietta PD have made them a part of their division. Let the cops do their own work.
37...
May 22nd, 2012
11:08 am
“Thirsty”seven huh??
Bobby
May 22nd, 2012
11:09 am
George P. Burdell – You make Georgia Tech look like a bunch of redneck hypocrisy; ever seen the amount of underage drinking at a GT football game? Perhaps GT police should borrow the Marietta PD’s boy scout troop to assist in alcohol enforcement regs on the GT campus.
Mr. Man
May 22nd, 2012
11:10 am
That was actually illegal. Undercover purchasers in sting operations in Georgia have to be POST certified. The businesses can file a complaint against the police department.