Minor Decoy Operation
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01/26/2012
Incident: Minor Decoy Operation
Contact: Doug Cleavenger, 805-339-4453
Location: City of Ventura
Date Occurred: January 26, 2012
Officer(s) Involved: Ventura Police Officers and State Alcohol Beverage Commission
Victim(s): State of California
Suspect(s):
Miranda Cruddas, 25 yrs,
Alfredo Aguilar, 19 yrs
Shawn Hocamp, 28 yrs.
Report #: RN’s 12-932, 12-935 & 12-939
Narrative:
The Ventura police department conducted a Minor Decoy operation in the City of Ventura. The Minor Decoy Program is an enforcement program that ABC and local law enforcement agencies use to detect and deter sales of alcohol to minors. During the program, a minor decoy, under the direct supervision of law enforcement officers, attempts to purchase alcohol at on and off sale locations.
During the operation, the decoys attempted to purchase alcohol at 18 different on and off sale locations. Of those 18 locations, 3 businesses sold alcohol to the 18 and 19 year old minor decoys. The following is a list of businesses who sold alcohol to the minor decoy:
1. Chipotle, 1145 S. Victoria Av., Ventura
2. AM/PM, 605 S. Mills Rd., Ventura
3. El Rey Cantina, 294 E. Main St., Ventura
The following is a list of businesses who did not sell alcohol to the minor decoy:
1. Ventura 76, 11008 Citrus Dr., Ventura
2. Circle K, 11051 Citrus Dr., Ventura
3. Vons, 6040 Telegraph Rd., Ventura
4. Cabo Beach Grill, 5968 Telegraph Rd., Ventura
5. CVS, 5900 Telegraph Rd., Ventura
6. Rubios, 1788 S. Victoria Av., Ventura
7. Circle K, 3506 E. Main St., Ventura
8. Five Points Liquor, 2783 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura
9. Billy O’s, 2819 E. Main St., Ventura
10. Mobil, 779 S. Seaward Av., Ventura
11. Vons, 2433 E. Harbor Blvd., Ventura
12. Pierpont Liquor, 2311 Pierpont Blvd., Ventura
13. Vons, 115 W. Main St., Ventura
14. Rite Aid, 131 W. Main St., Ventura
15. Victoria 76, 1121 S. Victoria Av., Ventura
Officer Doug Cleavenger is our Department's Alcohol Enforcement Officer and supervised the operation. Officer Cleavenger is also in charge of the Responsible Retail Program, which is aprogram to improve public health and safety in our community by increasing the awareness of the dangers that result from improper sales and service of alcoholic beverages, particularly to minors and those who may already be intoxicated. The Ventura Police Department, in conjunction with other county agencies and organizations, will provide alcohol beverage establishments with responsible beverage sales and service training.
