From Niesha Lofing:
Employees at two restaurants and two bars in Roseville failed an underage decoy sting operation this week.
Roseville, Rocklin and Lincoln police conducted the operation on Tuesday, using minors as decoys to target restaurants and bars, according to a police news release.
The decoys were told to be truthful about their age and produce valid and accurate information if asked, the release states.
Officers conducted the operation at 24 locations, resulting in four citations. Employees at two restaurants and two bars sold alcohol to a decoy. Each was cited for furnishing alcohol to person under 21 years old, the release states.
Officers also sent letters to all the businesses involved in the operation, advising them about the visit and how each establishment fared.
The decoy operations are scheduled to continue every month through June 2009 and are funded through a grant from the Alcoholic Beverage Control.
To date, officers have conducted minor decoy operations at 89 locations and cited 11 people. Officers also have contacted 366 people in "shoulder-tap" operations at 32 locations and issued citations or arrested 23 people, the release states.
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