Police: Two Retailers Sell Alcohol to Minors during Sting

LONGVIEW � Police in Longview say a couple of retailers were cited for selling alcohol to minors. On Thursday, April 21, the Longview Police Department, partnering with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) and Longview Partners in Prevention, conducted off-premise and on-premise minor stings at area retailers. The purpose was to validate compliance with Texas law prohibiting the sale of alcohol to minors. 41 alcohol retailers were checked by the undercover teams. Police say the locations that sold to minors were Food Fast #18 at 1316 Alpine Road and Cheddars Casual Cafe at 3074 N Eastman Road.

At these locations, police say, the individuals that sold alcohol to the undercover minor were listed in offense reports for �making alcohol available to a minor.� This offense is a class A misdemeanor, and authorities say the reports will be filed with the Gregg County District Attorney�s Office for prosecution. In addition, the TABC issued administrative citations to each business.