Crime & Safety
Steiners, Sonoma Cheese Factory Cited After Underage Drinking Sting
Three Sonoma restaurants were cited for furnished alcohol to a group of minor decoys, the latest nabbed in a series of sting operations
The Sonoma Police Department cited three businesses Wednesday for furnishing alcohol to a minor – the latest in their series of alcohol stings.
On Wednesday, the two youths entered 10 Sonoma restaurants and attempted to order alcohol; the Sonoma Cheese Factory, Steiners Bar and Rins Thai Restaurant were cited for providing alcohol to the minors.
The decoy operation to reduce underage drinking in the Sonoma Valley area.
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Nicknamed a "shoulder-tap" operation, the Department also uses their underage decoys to test the will of local civilians; the decoys stood outside liquor stores and asked adults to purchase them alcohol.
Two subjects were cited Wednesday for purchasing alcohol for the youths.
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Restaurants and bars cited by the program will face a license review through the ABC, the employees who served the youths face criminal charges.
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