TWO BRISTOL VIRGINIA BUSINESSES AND TWO EMPLOYEES ARE FACING CHARGES AFTER THEY WERE ALLEGED TO HAVE SOLD ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO UNDERAGE PERSONS. LAST WEEK, THE SUNOCO ON COMMONWEALTH AVENUE AND EMPLOYEE PAMELA SUE LAWSON, AND CROSSINGS MARKET ON BONHAM ROAD AND A 17 YEAR OLD FEMALE CLERK WERE CHARGED WITH SELLING ALCOHOL TO AN UNDERAGE PERSON, A CLASS ONE MISDEMEANOR IN VIRGINIA. SGT. JASON LAWSON EXPLAINS HOW THE UNDERAGE ALCOHOL BUY OPERATION IS CONDUCTED.
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OVERALL, TWO OUT OF 34 BUSINESSES CHECKED WERE FOUND IN VIOLATION, WHICH REFLECTS A 94-PER CENT COMPLIANCE RATE. POLICE OFFICIALS SAYS THESE LATEST NUMBERS SHOW A POSITIVE SHIFT TOWARD THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE DEPARTMENT WHICH IS 100-PER CENT COMPLIANCE.