Monterey County Sheriff’s Office Receives $60,000 Grant to Fight Alcohol-Related Harm from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

Monterey County – Monterey County Sheriff’s Office announces they have been

awarded a $60,000 grant from the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage

Control (ABC) to reduce alcohol-related harm in their community.

“This grant provides us with additional resources to address alcohol-related concerns in

our communities, particularly those involving underage drinking and public safety,” said

Sheriff Tina Nieto. “We appreciate the continued partnership with the Department of

Alcoholic Beverage Control and the opportunity to work together to create safer

environments for our residents and businesses.”

The grant is one of nearly 50 awarded in California to local law enforcement agencies

through ABC’s Alcohol Policing Partnership (APP) program.

These grants strengthen local law enforcement efforts by combining theirs with ABC

agents who have expertise in alcoholic beverage laws to help reduce alcohol-related

harm within their community.

“Our Alcohol Policing Partnership program can improve the quality of life in

neighborhoods,” said ABC Acting Director Paul Tupy. “The communities where the grant

program’s resources have been invested have seen a real difference.”

The APP program was created in 1995 to strengthen partnerships between ABC and

local law enforcement agencies. The program is designed to keep alcohol away from

minors and prevent harm to the community.

The funds will be used to help prevent alcoholic beverage sales to minors and obviously

intoxicated patrons, illegal solicitations of alcohol, and other criminal activities such as

the sale and possession of illegal drugs.

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About the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control

The mission of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is to provide the highest

level of service and public safety to the people of the State through licensing,

education, and enforcement.

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