The Santa Monica Police Department issued one citation during a recent “shoulder tap” operation that asked 53 individuals to purchase alcohol for a minor. SMPD officers visited four stores on March 12 ...

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Monterey County sheriffs are warning adults about the dangers of purchasing alcohol for minors after a shoulder tap operation in Salinas led to three arrests. On Sunday, sheriffs conducted the ...

Emeryville officers conducted a "shoulder tap operation" this week to catch people buying tobacco for minors and cited two people for allegedly doing so, according to police. On Thursday, underage ...

For three weeks in a row, the San Luis Obispo Police Department and state agents conducted minor decoy and shoulder tap operations to catch illegal alcohol sales. These operations resulted in three ...