The National Liquor Law Enforcement Association (NLLEA) is a non-profit association
of law enforcement personnel dedicated to the enforcement of liquor laws and regulations.
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To renew your NLLEA Agency Membership for 2022-23 go to www.nllea.org and log in with your email and password. Click on my agency, (right below your name) that will take you to your agency page, then click on renew membership, it is a purple button in left corner, then enter your credit card information and hit submit. If you do not remember your password click on Forgot Password and you will be emailed a temporary one. If you have any problems at all just call Carrie Christofes, Executive Director at 724-762-5939 and she will take your payment over the phone. | |
NLLEA Conference September 26-28 Pittsburgh, PA
Registration is $500.00 for members and $650.00 for non-members
Hotel Accomodations for NLLEA Guests is $149.00/night
NLLEA Conference is a professional law enforcement event, open to NLLEA members, qualified non-members, public health professionals and exhibitors
Check out the conference agenda below listing all workshops, speakers and exhibitors!
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NC-Statewide ALE Operation Yields Arrests, Charges
ALE special agents partnered with local law enforcement in a statewide operation that yielded numerous arrests, charges and the seizure of drugs, guns, and cash.
Throughout the summer, ALE special agents have worked to address violence at ABC permitted businesses, as well as, conducted multiple investigations following underage deaths resulting from alcohol-related car crashes.
Throughout the agency’s eight districts, special agents executed four search warrants, seized six firearms, 78 fraudulent identifications, U.S. currency and various types of illegal controlled substances. Of the 189 arrests and 449 charges, 20 were felony charges, 261 were alcohol-related charges, and 80 were drug-related charges.
During the operation, 21 ABC-permitted businesses were found to be in violation of state laws and regulations. ALE special agents will submit violation reports to the North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission documenting the criminal and regulatory violations at these businesses, which could result in fines, suspensions or revocations of ABC permits.
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SC-Marion woman sold alcohol without required permit to undercover officers: SLED
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) agents arrested a Marion woman Thursday for unlawfully selling alcohol.
Stephanie Nero Al Sardieh, 59, is charged with two counts of unlawful sale of alcoholic liquors first offense, and failure to secure a required beer or wine sale permit. She was booked at the Marion County Detention Center.
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NM-Lawmakers and public health officials call for state task force on alcohol
One lawmaker called on the governor to convene a task force to tackle the incredible harm alcohol visits on New Mexicans. Another exhorted colleagues to not become numb to harrowing statistics on the social ills emanating from alcohol abuse. Department of health officials reiterated over and over that tackling the issue requires a comprehensive, statewide effort.
These comments have come during discussions and legislative hearings over the past two weeks in response to New Mexico In Depth’s Blind Drunk, a series that called attention to the state’s alcohol-related public health crisis. New Mexicans die of alcohol-related causes at far higher rates than in other states. It’s more intertwined with violence than most people realize. And it contributes to high-rates of adverse childhood experiences and chronic illness, problems that touch communities across the state.
The series, reported by Ted Alcorn, has been a wake-up call to state lawmakers. All one has to do to confirm this observation is the all-day hearing lawmakers on the Courts, Corrections, and Justice committee held Wednesday at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe.
Lawmakers invited the state health department’s epidemiology team to discuss the relationship between alcohol and violence, the subject of A Missing Ingredient, the series’ third story.
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360training Acquires TIPSalcohol.com, Expanding Alcohol Safety Training
360training, a leading regulatory and compliance training platform, is pleased to announce its recent acquisition of TIPSalcohol.com, the leading affiliate of TIPS (Training for Intervention ProcedureS) alcohol safety training, expanding the accessibility of TIPS training online.
"Safety is not expensive, it is priceless. We take safety very seriously at 360training and adding tipsalcohol.com to our portfolio of alcohol safety will expand our ability to prevent alcohol-related incidents." Samantha Montalbano, COO of 360training.
Safety is not expensive, it is priceless. We take safety very seriously at 360training.
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For the past 15 years, TIPSalcohol has been a recognized reseller affiliate promoting all TIPS online alcohol training courses. Through this transaction, customers and students will have direct access to 360training's extensive technical and customer support.
As a leader in online training, 360training leverages state-of-the-art techniques to offer valuable courses that allow individuals to complete training and get on the job faster. Students who enroll in TIPS-appealing, user-friendly courses can not only expect to gain the skills and confidence required to sell and serve alcohol responsibly, but they will also be considered a more attractive job candidate.
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Why is FASD diagnosis important?
What is FASD?
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a term describing a range of life-long effects on a person due to prenatal alcohol exposure.1, 2
These effects range from mild to severe. This depends on the amount and frequency of drinking during pregnancy, and other factors like the parents’ nutrition and genetics.3
The main impacts of FASD are on a person’s learning, memory, behaviour and development.4
We’ve known for a long time that high levels of drinking during pregnancy can result in FASD.5 But we now know that even low levels of drinking during pregnancy can have an impact on a child’s development.6
You can read more about FASD prevention in our Mini Bulletin report.
International FASD Awareness Day
September 9 is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Awareness Day. It’s a day to raise awareness about FASD and inspire positive change for those impacted.
The day also highlights the importance of being alcohol-free during pregnancy to prevent FASD.
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Do Cannabis Lounges Pose a Threat to the Bar Industry?
With recreational cannabis use now legalized across many states, and consumption lounges following fast, does this signal a coming shift in consumer behavior?
At the back of the Rise dispensary in Mundelein, Illinois, about 45 minutes from downtown Chicago, is a new cannabis consumption lounge. Bar stools face shelves stocked with a plethora of smoking equipment in place of bottles, and on each of the tables in the casual seating area is an Art Deco-inspired ashtray. Over in the Smokeasy, an adjacent private event space, there are stylish booths and mid-century modern light fixtures. The two adjoining businesses function just like a bar with a speakeasy cocktail space on the side—but instead of drinks, guests commune over cannabis.
The lounge, which is operated by Green Thumb Industries, opened in celebration of 4/20 on April 20, 2022, and is the first in the Chicago area. While a traditional bar offers guests the opportunity to sip craft cocktails that they couldn’t make at home, Rise lounge offers the chance to test out state-of-the-art vaporizers, pipes, gravity hookahs, and other such smoking devices, as well as a vast array of cannabis strains from the attached Rise dispensary. Table service makes the whole experience a breeze for novices and regular consumers alike. Arguably, lounges like Rise offer a viable social alternative to the bar experience.
Nineteen states and Washington, D.C., have laws that permit recreational cannabis use. Colorado and Washington state were the first to legalize in 2012, and both now have established and flourishing industries, while states with new cannabis legalization laws, like New York, Virginia, and New Mexico, are just getting started. Though it’s still early days, alcohol industry professionals are questioning how this new cannabis landscape might impact on-premise alcohol sales in the future.
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The IJIS Institute's Cloud Working Group has published its second whitepaper entitled "Security, Privacy, and Compliance in the Cloud."
This resource provides major considerations for agencies contemplating or planning to transition to the cloud.
The cloud can provide tremendous benefits for criminal justice agencies, but they often face opposing viewpoints that the cloud is either too risky to manage criminal justice information or that leveraging the cloud will require no work on their part. Neither statement is true and well-established operational and technical strategies have been developed for cloud-based solution implementations that fully comply with the stringent requirements for the security and privacy of criminal justice information.
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University students in big cities with surging crime afraid to leave campus: 'I wouldn't go there'
As violent crime surges in urban areas across the country, many college campuses in these cities are left in the crosshairs, and some students say they now avoid going off campus when possible.
Across cities such as Chicago, Baltimore, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington, D.C., violent crime as of May had increased as much as 40% when compared to the same time in 2021.
At the University of Chicago, a city where overall violent crime is up by 36% compared to the same timeframe in 2021, some students simply chose not to go to areas off campus.
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OH-Columbus takes action against Hilltop bar with long history of violence, crime
Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein secured a preliminary injunction against the owners of a South Hilltop bar following violent crime, shootings, robberies and other criminal activity.
According to the attorney's office, the court ordered the Spotlight II Lounge Bar and Grill to close on the weekends of August 19-21 and 26-28.
The bar also faces other restrictions during all other days including:
- Bar to close at 1 a.m. and no patrons allowed inside the establishment after 1:15 a.m.
- Owners must maintain licensed and uniformed security during all hours of operation until 2 a.m.
- Owners must take reasonable measures to prevent loitering and sign a criminal trespass form that permits law enforcement to remove anyone found on the property after 2 a.m.
“The long history of violence and criminal activity at this bar presents a substantial safety risk to patrons, employees and area residents, and it’s imperative that the City step in to hold property owners accountable and protect public safety,” said City Attorney Zach Klein. “We want to work with property owners to end the violence, but if that proves too much for them to address, we will not hesitate to take further action, including shutting the bar down for good.”
Since July 1, 2021, Columbus police have been dispatched to the location along West Mount Street at least 50 times, according to court documents. A majority of the incidents happened between 1-5 a.m.
- July 10, 2021: Drug overdose
- July 28, 2021: Shots fired
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July 31, 2021: Officers responded to a shooting and homicide after a fight broke out in the parking lot as the bar was closing
- May 4, 2022: A patron allegedly stole a gun from security and fired a shot
- May 8, 2022: A large group of men was reported to police for fighting outside the property. The situation escalated and at least one shot was fired.
- June 18, 2022: A search warrant was executed to obtain copies of security footage to assist in the investigation of a shooting that occurred outside the bar. While executing the warrant, officers observed numerous health code violations and evidence of drug use at the premises.
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The Cost of Imbalance
By Pamela Erickson
Alcohol regulation is designed to balance public safety and business needs. But, how do you know whether a change will upset the balance if you don’t ask constituents to evaluate it? Certainly, you would want to query law enforcement on a major change to ensure they are not adversely impacted. This is crucial today as there is a shortage of law enforcement officers due to the high number of resignations and retirements. In a recent survey by the Police Executive Research Forum, they found that resignations increased by 18% and retirements by 45%. While new hires only decreased by 5%, it takes a long time to replace a veteran. Not only is the hiring process lengthy and careful, but there is extensive training and experience needed before one becomes fully fledged officer.
Let’s take the example of California which is again considering the extension of closing hours for bars from 2 am to 4 am. The sponsors of the bill see it as a way to continue a “vibrant night life” in cities selected to pilot such a plan. Those cities are: San Francisco, Oakland, West Hollywood, Fresno, Palm Springs, Cathedral City and Coachella. In statements by the sponsors, there was no mention of the costs from additional intoxication of people who get two more hours to drink. There was also no mention of law enforcement opinions. When the UK decided to eliminate closing hours, police had to completely overhaul their staffing structure. They found it overwhelmingly difficult to manage unruly intoxicated patrons who were leaving bars at all hours of the night.
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