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METRICH conducts compliance checks at businesses

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Thirteen businesses sold some type of alcohol or tobacco product to underage patrons during a
compliance check Tuesday.

The METRICH Enforcement Unit and the Ontario Police Department, with the assistance of staff members from Community Action for Capable Youth, conducted the alcohol and tobacco sales compliance operation.
People younger than 21 were taken to 90 businesses in Richland County, where they attempted to purchase alcohol or tobacco products. Ohio law forbids the sale of tobacco products to people younger than 18 and the sale of alcoholic beverages to people younger than 21. [Read more…]

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Underage alcohol sting gets 6 store clerks cited

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Six store clerks have been cited for selling alcohol to underage customers at various businesses in Harrison, Miami and Washington townships, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said late Tuesday night.

RANGE Task Force detectives checked 20 liquor permit holders and found 14 to be in compliance, according to the sheriff’s office.

Detectives cited the clerks on the misdemeanor charge from the following locations:

  • Speedway, 360 Miamisburg-Centerville Road (Washington Twp.),
  • CVS/pharmacy, 400 Miamisburg-Centerville Road (Washington Twp.),
  • BP gas station, 1580 Miamisburg-Centerville Road (Washington Twp.),
  • Shell gas station, 6001 Far Hills Ave. (Washington Twp.),
  • Sunoco gas station, 2250 Wagner Ford Road (Harrison Twp.), and
  • North Dixie Food Mart, 6304 North Dixie Drive (Harrison Twp.).

– See more at: http://m.whio.com/news/news/crime-law/underage-alcohol-sting-gets-6-store-clerks-cited/nmFYz/#__federated=1

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Mansfield area businesses cited in compliance checks

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Employees at 15 businesses throughout Richland County were issued citations for selling alcohol or tobacco to minors Wednesday as the result of a multi-agency compliance investigation.

METRICH detectives, deputies from the Richland County Sheriff’s Office and staff members from the Community Action for Capable Youth spent about four hours Wednesday evening checking businesses for tobacco and alcohol sales compliance.

People under the age of 21 were taken to 87 businesses in Richland County where they attempted to purchase alcohol or tobacco products.

Four employees sold tobacco products and 11 employees sold some type of alcoholic beverage to underage customers. A total of 15 people were issued citations for the offenses. [Read more…]

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Sites busted for booze to minors

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Across Richland County, 46 businesses have been cited for giving alcohol to underage drinkers, promoting gambling and facilitating food stamp fraud over the past five years.

Of the county’s 171 violations, the most common citation was for providing beer to a person younger than 21, according to Ohio Investigative Unit records compiled by CentralOhio.com. Businesses were cited 82 times for giving alcohol to underage people over five years; ranking the county slightly higher than the state’s average of six citations per 10,000 residents. [Read more…]

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