92% of businesses pass alcohol checks

The Olympian • Published September 22, 2008

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Four of the 49 businesses where Lacey police conducted alcohol compliance checks this month sold alcohol to a minor, according to a police news release.

Businesses involved

The four that failed

•Shell, 1545 Marvin Road N.E.

•Wal-Mart, 1401 Galaxy Drive N.E.

•The Place, 3811 Pacific Ave. S.E.

•Valero, 4603 Lacey Boulevard

Businesses that complied

•Top Foods, 5600 Martin Way

•The Rock, 5400 Martin Way

•The Viking, 6318 Martin Way

•State Liquor Store, 8205-D Martin Way

•Grocery Outlet, 8221 Martin Way

•Rite Aid, 8230 Martin Way

•Circle K, 1105 Marvin Road N.E.

•Chevron, 1601 Marvin Road N.E.

•HP Restaurant, 8306 Quinault Drive N.E.;

•Hawks Prairie Casino, 8318 Quinault Drive N.E.

•Mayan Restaurant, 2120 Marvin Road N.E.

•The Ram, 8100 Freedom Lane N.E.

•Ruby Tuesday, 8125 Quinault Drive N.E.

•Puerto Vallarta, 1400 Galaxy Drive N.E.

•Shell, 529 Sleater-Kinney Road

•Applebee's, 525 Sleater-Kinney Road

•Target, 665 Sleater-Kinney Road

•Rite Aid, 691 Sleater-Kinney Road

•Fred Meyer, 700 Sleater-Kinney Road

•State Liquor Store, 720-J Sleater-Kinney Road

•Passage to India, 810 Sleater-Kinney Road

•Cancun Plaza Lounge, 909 No. 3 Sleater-Kinney Road

•Palmas Larochas, 909 Sleater-Kinney Road

•Lucky 7, 4061 Pacific Ave.

•Lonestar Kitchen, 4441 Pacific Ave.

•Circle K, 102 College St.

•Denny's Lounge, 108 College St.

•Roadrunner, 1101 College St.

•Mayan Restaurant, 4520 Pacific Ave.

•Pints & Quarts, 1230 College St.

•Harry's Market, 1613 College St.

•Circle K, 4913 Lacey Boulevard

•Speedway Brewing Co. 1225 F Ruddell Road

•7-Eleven, 6211 Pacific Ave.

•Albertsons, 6100 Pacific Ave.

•Safeway, 6200 Pacific Ave

•Interlake Grocery, 7446 Mullen Road

•Chevron, 5700 Ruddell Rd Se

•Safeway, 4700 Yelm Highway

•Farrelli's, 4870 Yelm Highway

•Mayan Restaurant, 4810 Yelm Highway

•QFC, 4775 Whitman Lane S.E.

•Rite Aid, 4776 Whitman Lane S.E.

The checks took place Sept. 4 and 20 with the help of an undercover operative who was younger than 21.

Of the 30 grocery, convenience and liquor stores checked, three sold alcohol to the operative. Of the 19 bars and taverns checked, one sold alcohol to the operative. The compliance rate was 92 percent, the third time this year the rate has been 92 percent or higher.

Each business employee who made an illegal sale received a criminal citation, and all of the businesses that sold to the operatives will be referred to the Washington State Liquor Control Board for further investigation.

Businesses that did not sell to the operative received a certificate of appreciation from the police department.