The Centralia Police Department conducted another compliance check on package liquor retailers on Tuesday and found one that sold to an underage buyer.
Centralia Tobacco and Liquor, also known as VP, allegedly made the sale. 29-year-old Kirankumar Patel of Centralia was also given a citation for the sale of alcohol to a minor.
The business was not among the three cited during a compliance check last month.
Centralia Police Chief Greg Dodson says with the Holiday Season upon us, the Centralia Police Department has stepped up efforts to ensure that retailers of alcohol are complying with Minimum Legal Drinking Age Laws and not selling to those under 21. He notes the laws are especially important during the holiday season when this type of behavior tends to spike.
According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, drinking by those below the age of 21 is strong associated with alcohol-impaired driving. A youth Risk Behavior Survey found that among high school students surveyed, during the past 30 days six percent drove after drinking alcohol and 7-percent rode with a driver who had been drinking alcohol.
