LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department has received a grant to aid it in preventing underage drinking.

The California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control awarded Lakeport Police a $2,500 special enforcement grant to conduct operations within the city of Lakeport, specifically in preventing minors from obtaining alcoholic beverages, according to a report from Officer Destry Henderson.

Henderson said the project is part of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s Minor Decoy/Shoulder Tap Grant Project, funded by the California Office of Traffic safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The operation period will be Feb. 1 through June 30, with the first operation being conducted in March, Henderson said.

During the grant period the Lakeport Police Department will host a Licensee Education on Alcohol and Drugs (LEAD) class, with an announcement date to follow, according to Henderson.

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