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25
August 2000
OPERATION SAFEGUARD
"From the Border to the Beaches to the Back Country"
San Diego County Law Enforcement Task Force Targets Underage Drinkers
& Adults Who Provide Booze to Minors
What:
Kick off rally for 10-day countywide Operation Safeguard with
law enforcement and communities working together to protect our youth over
the Labor Day holiday period. Operation Safeguard includes random DUI
checkpoints, shoulder tap and decoy operations, compliance checks and keg
registration enforcement. At rally, young people will present huge
THANK YOU card to law enforcement.
Who:
San Diego County Sheriff Bill Kolender and law enforcement representatives
from the Sheriff's Dept., California Highway Patrol, California State Parks,
and police departments of El Cajon, La Mesa, Oceanside, Escondido, San Diego,
Carlsbad, National City, and Chula Vista are joined by community collaboratives,
parents & youth, public health professionals, and elected officials.
Why:
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To reduce youth access and use of alcohol. |
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According to San Diego County Medical Examiner's Office, 23 underage
youth who died in the past nine months had alcohol in their systems. |
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To demonstrate parental and community support for vigorous enforcement
and adjudication of underage drinking laws. |
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In a San Diego Unified School District survey, 75% of high school
students said they had used alcohol, 78% said they had ridden with
a drunk driver, 58% said older friends buy alcohol for them. |
When:
Friday, August 25, 2000, 10 AM
Where:
San Diego County Sheriff's Office
9621 Ridgehaven Court San Diego, CA 92142
Spokespersons:
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Lanny
Roark, San Diego Law Enforcement Task Force on Underage Drinking
(619) 336-4438. |
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Rick
Emerson, President, Police Chiefs and Sheriffs' Assn. (619) 691-5158. |
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Bill
Kolender, Sheriff, San Diego County (858) 974-2240. |
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Bill
Maheu, Assistant Chief, San Diego Police Dept. (619) 531-2777. |
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Joan
Stein, Chief, Juvenile Division, District Attorney, San Diego County
(619) 531-4114. |
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Frank
Duren, MADD victim survivor of an underage drinking driver (760) 746-6233. |
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Lori
Cramer, President MADD, San Diego County/husband killed by underage
drinking driver (760) 746-6233. |
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Dana
Stevens, Safety Wellness Advocacy Coalition, Poway/San Diego (858)
391-9303. |
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Cynthia
Burton, Communities Against Substance Abuse, East County (619) 401-4300
ext.354. |
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Christina
Sanchez, Youth Leader, San Dieguito Alliance for Drug Free Youth (858)
755-6598. |
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Judy
Walsh-Jackson, San Diego County Policy Panel on Youth Access to Alcohol
(619) 692-8475. |
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