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May 4, 2006

Compliance check finds four businesses in violation

On Thursday, April 27, local Cobb County police with the assistance of teenagers made compliance checks at 30 business in the East Cobb area. The four businesses that failed are: Chevron, 400 N. Cobb Parkway, Cafe' Hot Wings, 1153 Roswell Rd., Faces Lounge, 138 Powers Ferry Road, Clock Tower Inn, 999 Whitlock Ave. Teens using their individual driver's license attempt to make an alcohol purchase. If they are successful then the individual with the teen cites them for noncompliance with the law. The first time a business is cited, it is flagged and monitored. If this is the businesses second time within 12 months, they could lose their liquor license for 28 days. The Georgia Department of Revenue also levies a fine. The employees of these stores will go before the judge who will determine the fine and provided them dates for when they must attend training class on how to avoid selling to underage teens in the future. Although none of the businesses cited in this recent sweep had prior citation this year, two of them, Cafe'Hot Wings and Faces Lounge have citations dated in 2001 and 2003. To find out more about compliance checks and underage drinking in Cobb County go to http://www.cudtf.org

Posted by Pat Giuliani at May 4, 2006 2:22 PM