Santa Maria police issued several alcohol-related citations Wednesday night.
Police tweeted that four people had been cited for drinking alcohol on private property that is open to the public.
SMPD CSU Officers contacted and cited four subjects for drinking alcohol on private property that is open to the public. These details are made possible by the California Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Alcohol Policing Partnership Grant. Please drink responsibly! pic.twitter.com/7vge1ckX0y
— Santa Maria Police (@SMPDHQ) December 13, 2018
Shortly after, police tweeted that two other people had been cited for consuming alcohol on private property that is open to the public. Police say it is a municipal code violation.
SMPD CSU Officers contacted 2 more subjects and cited them for consumption of alcohol on private property that is open to the public. This is a city municipal code violation. Funding is provided by ABC and the alcohol policing partnership program grant. pic.twitter.com/5p9aPPdghm
— Santa Maria Police (@SMPDHQ) December 13, 2018
A seventh person was cited earlier in the evening for drinking in public and for being in possession of drug paraphernalia.
SMPD Community Services Unit is out tonight working an Alcohol Beverage Control Grant throughout the city of Santa Maria focusing on ABC establishments. This subject was contacted for drinking in public and found to be in possession of drug paraphernalia. Be safe! pic.twitter.com/mZR3kKOZNi
— Santa Maria Police (@SMPDHQ) December 13, 2018
The police department’s Community Services Unit was dispatched throughout the city to crackdown on this type of crime. Police say the funding came from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Alcohol Policing Partnership Grant.
