Location: Multiple locations in north Tulare County
Incident Date: 01/16/18-01/17/18
Victim: State of California
City: Three Rivers, Lemon Cove, Woodlake, Ivanhoe, Goshen, Traver, London, Dinuba, and Kingsburg areas
Posted by: Dispatch
Village Market, 40869 Sierra Dr., Three Rivers, Case #18-00696
Totem Market, 45168 Sierra Dr., Three Rivers, Case #18-00699
Ivanhoe Speedy Mart, 32831 Rd. 160, Ivanhoe, Case #18-00763
Goshen Super Market, 30900 Camp Dr, Goshen, Case #18-00737
Goshen Shell gas station, 6544 Ave. 308, Goshen, Case #18-00738
GTP Gas, 30821 Highway 99, Goshen, Case #18-00739
Traver Market, 3892 Merritt Dr., Traver, Case #18-00741
People’s Food Market, 5593 Ave. 400, Dinuba, Case #Case #18-00745
Suspects:
Gauthier, Elana Diane, 46 YOA
Cano, Cynthia, 54 YOA
Satah, Hussam, 30 YOA
Hussain, Najm Addin Al Dalali, 19 YOA
Vasquez, Eriverto, 39 YOA
DelaCruz, David Eduardo, 34 YOA
Saleh, Zaid, 22 YOA
Hussein, Nader Ahmed, 19 YOA
Tulare County Sheriff’s Deputies cited eight store clerks for selling alcohol to minors on January 16-17, 2018. The actions were the result of a 2-night minor decoy operation in which minors, under the direct supervision of Deputies, attempted to purchase alcohol from 28 retail licensees in the Three Rivers, Lemon Cove, Woodlake, Ivanhoe, Goshen, Traver, London, Dinuba, and Kingsburg areas.
Those who sell to the minors face a minimum fine of $250 and/or 24-32 hours of community service for a first violation. In addition, Alcohol Beverage Control will take administrative action against the alcoholic beverage license of the business. That may include a fine, a suspension of the license or the permanent revocation of the license.
Tulare County Sheriff Office personnel in collaboration with Alcohol Beverage Control Agents are conducting the compliance checks to reduce the availability of alcohol to minors. Statistics have shown that young people under the age of 21 have a higher rate of drunken driving fatalities than the general adult population.
This project is part of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s Education and Teen Alcohol Enforcement Program Grant, funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The cases are currently under investigation. Anyone with information is encouraged to call the Tulare County Sheriff’s Department at (559)733-6218 or send anonymous information by sending a text or email to TCSO@tipnow.com or call 1-800-TIPNOW.