OVER 70 JUVENILES CITED BY DEPUTIES / TABC DURING NIGHT CLUB INSPECTION
3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, Texas 79938
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Contact: Deputy Jesse Tovar / PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Direct: (915) 538-2223
Pager: (915) 533-0733 (#5370)
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Release Date & Time: Saturday, January 3, 2009 2:05PM
WHO: EL PASO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE (LOWER VALLEY PATROL)
WHAT: OVER 70 JUVENILES CITED BY DEPUTIES / TABC DURING NIGHT CLUB INSPECTION
WHEN: Friday, January 2, 2009 11:45 PM
WHERE: 12821 MONTANA EL PASO COUNTY, TX (D-CLUB)
WHY: INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
BACKGROUND:
EL PASO,TX- Late Friday night 01-02-09 at 11:45 PM, Sheriff Deputies along with Officials from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) conducted an inspection at the "D-Club" located at 12821 Montana El Paso, TX where a “Rave” was said to be taking place.
Deputies found a large amount of patrons with no form of positive identification to prove age. Deputies issued a total of 64 Curfew violation citations to patrons found to be younger than 17 and inside the establishment with no parent or guardian. An additional 9 juveniles were also cited for consumption of alcohol by a minor which are issued when any detectable amount of alcohol is found on anyone under the age of 21.
TABC agents also issued multiple citations for violations they encountered. TABC will continue with an administrative investigation.
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The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office in March of 2001 was the first Sheriff’s Office in the State of Texas to be Internationally Accredited from CALEA and is now the recipient of the First CALEA Tri-Arc award in Texas (4th in the Nation) to have accreditations in: Law Enforcement, Communications, Training Academy.