In a large-scale crackdown on the tipple troubles tormenting Temecula, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is set to take a gulp out of crime, courtesy of a $75,000 grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC). The funding, specifically targeting the Southwest Corridor's battle against the bottling of boozing harm, will spread its efforts across not just Temecula but also Winchester, French Valley, and Murrieta as press released by the Riverside County Sheriff.
"This is important to Temecula and surrounding area in order to increase the protection for youth and to address crime at problem locations," proclaimed Capt. Durham, blending his concern for the young with a resolve to stir the pot of public safety. As one of nearly 50 boosts bestowed by ABC’s Alcohol Policing Partnership (APP) program in California, the grant is a promise to ferment a stronger blend of local law enforcement according to a statement.
By dovetailing the specialized skills of ABC agents with the muscle of local police, the APP program aims to decant a potent mix of expertise on alcoholic beverage laws into communities needing a sober upswing. Since its bottle-popped beginnings in 1995, the program has been pouring significant resources into parching the prevalence of underage drinking and other related offenses.
ABC Director Joseph McCullough nursed hope into action, espousing, "The Alcohol Policing Partnership program can improve the quality of life in neighborhoods." Working to keep alcohol out of the hands of minors while vigilantly sniffing out the sale and possession of illegal drugs, the funds will also be put to use in curbing sales to obviously intoxicated patrons and illegal solicitations of alcohol as per the article of the Riverside County Sheriff.
