Crime & Safety

Police: Local Shops Sold Alcohol to Underage Customers

Six shops in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area were cited in a recent DeKalb County police initiative to crack down on the sale of alcohol to underage customers.

Last week, we posted a DeKalb County police made after busting gas stations and liquor stores caught selling alcohol to underage customers around the county.

We followed up last week with a records request to see which stores, if any, are in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area. As it turns out, some are.

Here are the establishments in our community where arrests occurred:

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  • Shell, 2690 Shallowford Rd., sold 24-oz. Four Loko
  • , 2714 Shallowford Rd., sold 24-oz. Bud Light Lime
  • Shell, 2609 Shallowford Rd., sold a pack of Marlboro cigarettes
  • , 2794 Clairmont Rd., sold 24-oz. Four Loko
  • Shell, 4113 Lavista Rd., sold 24-oz Bud Ice
  • , 2605 Lawrenceville Highway, sold 24-oz. Bud Light

For the record, the large majority of shops in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area that were tested did not sell alcohol to a minor. 

Between May 19 and May 26, more than 150 liquor stores and gas stations in unincorporated DeKalb County were checked for compliance. Forty-seven people were found in violation, arrested and charged with furnishing alcohol to minors.

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