The Amherst Police Department was awarded $10,000 in grant funding as part of the 2009 Underage Alcohol Enforcement Grant Program from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS). This program provides overtime funds for enforcement of underage alcohol laws through activities such as compliance checks, reverse stings, party patrols, surveillance patrols, and the Cops in Shops program..
Starting at the end of January, Amherst officers will begin their first grant-funded initiative, Cops in Shops. Cops in Shops is a community partnership between Amherst liquor retailers and the Amherst Police designed to deter minors from attempting to purchase alcohol and to discourage adults from purchasing alcohol for minors. This program has proven successful here in Amherst. As part of our 2008 Cops in Shops initiative, Amherst Police Officers criminally charged 32 individuals.
Questions regarding this program can be forwarded to Lieutenant Jennifer Gundersen via email or at 413-259-3012.
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