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Undercover Beer Sting Results In Arrests At Raleigh, Frayser, and Berclair, Area Businesses
Release Date: May 12, 2006
Sheriff’s Deputies and other officers with the Metro D.U.I. Squad visited businesses in the Whitehaven and South Memphis areas last night. Clerks at 23% of the locations visited by officers sold alcohol to persons below the legal drinking age of 21.
On Tuesday evening, May10, 2006, Deputies and other officers visited 30 locations, which included convenience stores, grocery stores and liquor stores in the areas of Raleigh, Frayser, and Berclair.
Clerks at seven (7) businesses were arrested and given misdemeanor citations for selling beer to minors. The clerks will have to report to the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office Jail Annex to be booked and fingerprinted at the Records and Identification Division. In addition, there was one physical felony arrest for Bribery of Public Servant, DUI, Reckless Driving and Public Intoxication.
Shelby County Sheriff’s Deputies and other officers from the Memphis Police Department and Germantown Police Department comprise the Metro D.U.I. Squad.
So far this year, the squad has conducted eight (8) undercover beer stings and has arrested 104 clerks for selling alcohol to underage persons.
The sting last night was part of an on-going effort funded by the Governor’s Highway Safety Office to stop the sale of alcohol to minors.
BEER STING SALE & NO SALE LOCATIONS - MAY 10, 2006 |
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Sale Made? |
Business Name |
Address |
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No |
MAPCO |
3333 HWY 51 |
|
No |
SHELL |
3330 FRASYER |
|
No |
F & S GROCERY |
3340 MILLINGTON |
No |
MAPCO |
2120 FRAYSER |
|
|
|
No |
MAPCO |
2331 FRAYSER |
|
|
No |
EZ |
2380 FRAYSER |
Yes |
|
BP |
2653 FRAYSER |
|
|
No |
KROGER |
2632 FRAYSER |
|
|
No |
RANGELINE LIQUOR |
3550 RANGELINE |
|
|
No |
RITE AID |
2670 FRAYSER |
|
|
No |
HAWKINS MILL MARKET |
3906 FRAYSER |
Yes |
|
BP |
3491 FRAYSER |
|
|
No |
CIRCLE K |
4104 FRAYSER |
|
|
No |
24/7 EXPRESS |
4117 FRAYSER |
|
|
No |
RALEIGH SPRINGS LIQUOR |
3487 AUSTIN PEAY |
| Yes |
|
CITGO |
3492 COVINGTON PIKE |
|
|
No |
MAPCO |
3524 COVINGTON PIKE |
|
|
No |
LIQUOR |
3024 COVINGTON PIKE |
|
|
No |
BP |
5075 YALE |
| Yes |
|
MAPCO |
4590 SUMMER |
|
|
No |
SAV-ON |
605 N. PERKINS |
| Yes |
|
IKES |
4571 SUMMER |
| Yes |
|
GASLIGHT LIQUOR |
4177 SUMMER |
|
|
No |
EXPRESS FORD MARKET |
4175 SUMMER |
|
|
No |
EXXON |
3985 SUMMER |
|
|
No |
CITGO |
3975 SUMMER |
|
|
No |
EXPRESS LANE |
3605 SUMMER |
| Yes |
|
BP |
3608 SUMMER |
|
|
No |
MAPCO |
3278 SUMMER |
|
|
No |
BP |
2477 SUMMER |
|
|
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Steve Shular
Public Information Officer
Shelby County Sheriff's Office
201 Poplar Ave - Suite 902
Memphis, TN 38103
Phone: 901-545-5532
FAX (901) 545-3310
Email: shulars@shelby-sheriff.org
