For Release: Immediate 
Date: August 25, 2003		 NC CCPS Logo
Contact: Patty McQuillan
Phone: (919) 733-5027 (ext.232)

ALE OPERATION FOCUSES ON COLLEGE STUDENTS' ACCESS TO ALCOHOL
ALAMANCE COUNTY SELL RATE REASON FOR CONCERN

GREENSBORO - ALE agents conducted a back-to-school enforcement campaign over the weekend, charging 61 people in Guilford and Alamance counties with alcohol violations. Those charged included store clerks who sold alcohol to underage people and minors who tried to purchase alcohol or use a fake ID.

In the Greensboro area, 20 ABC licensed businesses were checked and ALE agents charged five with selling alcohol to an 18-year-old undercover agent. In Alamance County, 48 businesses were checked, and 26 sold to an underage ALE agent. Businesses are not allowed to sell alcohol to anyone under 21-years of age, and it is illegal for anyone 21-years and younger to purchase or consume alcohol.

On Saturday evening at Elon College, undercover ALE officers posed as store employees and charged 30 underage persons with trying to purchase alcohol or use fake ID's. ALE agents also cited two businesses for selling alcohol to underage patrons, The Pit Stop #9, 2583 S. Church Street, Burlington was charged both Friday and Saturday nights with selling alcohol to an 18-year-old. On Saturday night, Fairway One Stop #21 was charged with selling to a minor.

"We will continue to perform undercover operations, particularly in Alamance County where we discovered a high number of violations," said Rodney Johnson, district supervisor for the Greensboro ALE office. "For the safety of all citizens, ALE agents will continue to enforce the state's alcohol laws, particularly in college areas where most underage violations occur."

ALE offers the Be a Responsible Seller (BARS) training program to educate retail alcohol and tobacco businesses. BARS programs are offered free of charge by ALE. Anyone interested in attending can contact their local ALE agent or call the ALE district office at 336 315-7070. ALE and Alamance-Caswell Area Mental Health will cosponsor a BARS training program on September 23, 10 a.m., at the Kernodle Senior Center, 1535 South Mebane Street, Burlington. For more information contact the ALE district office or Karen Webb at (336) 513-4200 x221 or Linda Jones at (336) 513-4200 x222 at the Alamance-Caswell Mental Health.

ALE, a division of the N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, is charged by the General Statutes with enforcing alcoholic beverage control and drug laws. The division puts special emphasis on the possession and use of alcohol by underage persons, and the prevention of violent crime due to alcohol and drug abuse. ALE has 76 agents across North Carolina's 100 counties who enforce the state's alcohol, drug and tobacco laws.

The following locations sold alcohol to underage persons Aug. 22 & 23:


Guilford County

  1. Lee Mart #4, 201 West Main Street, Jamestown, NC
  2. Tony's Food Store, 3300 Edgefield Rd, Greensboro, NC
  3. Lowes Foods Store #429, 231 Burke Street, Gibsonville, NC
  4. Pizza Hut, 709 Main Street, Jamestown, NC
  5. Kens Quickie Mart, 305 West Main Street, Gibsonville, NC

Alamance County
  1. Four Seasons, 1105 Mebane Oaks Rd, Mebane NC
  2. Texaco, 2668, 2668 North Hwy 49, Burlington NC
  3. Lowes Foods, 103 South 5th Street, Mebane NC
  4. Huffs, 1126 Mebane Oaks Rd, Mebane NC
  5. Food Mart, 1525 Hwy 119 North, Mebane NC
  6. Food Lion, 1282 South 5th Street, Mebane NC
  7. Pantry #851, 1110 Huffman Mill Rd, Burlington NC
  8. Ruby Tuesday #3227, 563 Huffman Mill Rd, Burlington NC
  9. Pit Stop #9, 2585 Church Street, Burlington NC
  10. Big K Express #4961, 529 Huffman Mill Rd, Burlington NC
  11. Winn Dixie #2069, 807 S. Main St, Graham NC
  12. Food Lion #591, 921 South Main St, Graham NC
  13. Pantry #441, 1013 South Main St, Graham NC
  14. Pantry #3172, 419 South Main St, Graham NC
  15. Graham Texaco, 301 South Main St, Graham NC
  16. Six to One, 201 Harden Street, Graham NC
  17. One Stop Mart, 312 Providence Road, Graham NC
  18. Graham Amoco Food Shop, 924 east Harden St, Graham NC
  19. Stop-N-Shop, 406 East Harden Street, Graham, NC
  20. Fairway One Stop #10, 515 East Main Street, Haw River NC
  21. Food Mart #11, 330 Roxboro Street, Haw River NC
  22. Quik Chek #14, 2655 North River St, Haw River, NC
  23. Daphne's, Rauhut Street, Burlington NC
  24. West Webb Curb Market, W Webb Ave, Burlington NC
  25. Larry's Mini Mart, NC Hwy 87 North, Elon NC
  26. Shak's 4756 Pagetown Road, Burlington, NC

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