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<br />TttI"K <br /> <br /> <br />.""IHK. <br />. <br /> <br />"A jtJint efftJrt tJf Nebrt1skJ1l.tlw Enfrcement agencies ttJ curb undertJge drinking. " <br /> <br />Press Release <br /> <br />Date: December 1 st, 2006 <br />Contact person/agency: Sgt. Rich McKinny, Hall County Sheriff's Office <br />(308) 385-5200 <br />RE: Recent area compliance checks. <br /> <br />On November 30th between the hours of 6:00 PM. and 9:30 PM. compliance <br />checks were conducted on 64 local area businesses that sell alcoholic <br />beverages. Four teams made up of members from the Grand Island Police <br />Department, Hall County Sheriff's Office and the Nebraska State Patrol <br />teamed up for the special enforcement. Of the 64 businesses checked, only 1 <br />was found in violation for selling alcohol to a minor. The Las VeGOs Bar and <br />Grill. 316 E.2nd Street was the only vendor who sold to a minor. <br />Identification of any type was not requested before the sale. The individual <br />who sold the alcohol was jailed after failing to provide any form of <br />identification. <br /> <br />We are extremely proud of the 63 businesses who are obviously taking the <br />issue of underage drinking very seriously. Local businesses are to be <br />commended for their efforts. <br /> <br />Compliance checks are used by law enforcement agencies across the country. <br />If conducted on a regular basis, they are a good barometer of the measure of <br />a community's progress on reducing alcohol sales to minors. Local law <br />enforcement will continue our commitment to perform these checks regularly. <br />