Marin Booze Sting Ensnares 2: Cops

San Rafael CA

05 August, 2021

6:12 PM

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NOVATO, CA — A booze sting last week in Novato resulted in two citations, police said. One person was cited for selling alcohol to a minor and the other for an open container on Friday according to the Novato Police Department. The sting was part of state program that allows a minor under the supervision of an officer to stand outside a liquor or convenience store and ask patrons to buy them alcohol, police said. The Decoy Shoulder Tap operation involves the minor informing the patron that they are underage according to police. The penalty for furnishing alcohol to a minor is a minimum $1,000 fine and 24 hours of community service. The operation is part of the state's Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control's Minor Decoy/Shoulder Tap Grant Project. The program is funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.