Place of Last Drink
Place of Last Drink The bars where drivers got drunk before OUI arrests Massachusetts In his 2003 song “I Love This Bar,” country star Toby Keith sings about the bikers, “blue-collar boys,” and other characters who hang out at a fictional watering hole. But the real-life Massachusetts bar named after the song, Toby Keith’s […]
Source Investigations
Source Investigations Cheers Too owner, bartenders charged in man’s death North Carolina The owner of Cheers Too and two bartenders have been accused of serving too much alcohol to a patron who was later charged with killing a pedestrian with his vehicle. Cumberland County ABC Law Enforcement Chief Bill Belvin said ABC law enforcement […]
Casino fined $50K for fatal March crash
Casino fined $50K for fatal March crash Ohio Cincinnati’s JACK Casino must pay $50,000 or have its liquor permit revoked, officials with the Ohio Investigative Unit said. According to a trace-back investigation conducted by the Cincinnati Police Department, in March the Horseshoe Casino over-served a man who was then involved in a fatal crash. Officials […]
Over Service Enforcement
Over Service Enforcement Safe New Year’s celebrations California If you plan on heading to a bar or restaurant this New Year’s, state officials want you to take it easy on the booze. Undercover agents with the State Alcohol Beverage Control will be working overtime, looking for violators. Serving people who appear to be intoxicated […]
Illegal Gambling
Illegal Gambling Owner charged for alleged illegal gambling involvement at local bars Ohio A raid of multiple bars last week landed a Toledo man behind bars for his alleged involvement in illegal gambling. Agents with the Ohio Investigative Unit filed multiple charges against 63-year-old Lawrence Hutton of Toledo. He is accused of operating a […]
Alcohol and Violence
Alcohol and Violence Fight inside Harrisburg bar triggers fatal shooting Pennsylvania A fight inside a corner bar in Harrisburg led to a fatal shooting early Thursday that killed a 44-year-old man, police said. The victim was identified in court records as Derick Garner of Harrisburg. Garner had been inside the bar when he and […]
Maryland: Federal bribery charges filed over Prince George’s County liquor licenses
Maryland: Federal bribery charges filed over Prince George’s County liquor licenses Source: Washington Post By Lynh Bui, Ann E. Marimow and Arelis R. Hernández January 5 Two liquor store owners looking for an advantage with Sunday sales bribed public officials in a scheme that involved money drops in the men’s restroom of a […]
SPOUSES OBSTRUCT DRY JANUARY EFFORTS, POLL FINDS
SPOUSES OBSTRUCT DRY JANUARY EFFORTS, POLL FINDS Source: The Spirits Business by Annie Hayes 5th January, 2017 Partners sabotage each other’s attempts to cut down on drinking, with men worse than women, according to new research from alcohol education charity Drinkaware. Research by Drinkaware found that in couples where both people drink […]
Ignition Interlock Laws Reduce Alcohol-Involved Fatal Crashes
Ignition Interlock Laws Reduce Alcohol-Involved Fatal Crashes Estimated 1,250 alcohol-involved fatal crashes were prevented in 21 states where mandatory interlock laws have been implemented Source: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health January 3rd State laws requiring ignition interlocks for all drunk driving offenders appear to reduce the number of fatal drunk […]
Three Boston bars absolved in state ‘pay-to-play’ case
Trade Practices Three Boston bars absolved in state ‘pay-to-play’ case Massachusetts Three prominent Boston bars whose corporate owners accepted payments from a beer distributor to stock certain brews over others will not be penalized, a frustrating setback for state investigators trying to stamp out the banned practice of “pay-to-play” in the Massachusetts beer industry. […]