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Ames police investigate providing alcohol to minors cases

investigateAMES – The Ames Police Department’s Safe Neighborhoods Team began a targeted investigation into individuals providing alcohol to people under the age of 21. Officers worked for two weeks in both August and September. During those weeks, 15 individuals were arrested for providing alcohol to people under the age of 21. One individual was cited and released for providing alcohol to a person under the age of 21. Two individuals were arrested for being in possession of fraudulent identifications which were illegally manufactured. Two individuals were cited for being in possession of real identifications belonging to someone else. Twenty-four citations were issued for possession of alcohol under 21 years of age. The Ames Police Department conducts these investigations to curb under age possession and consumption of alcohol and public intoxication.

• A person who is 18, 19, or 20 years of age and provides alcohol to a person under 21 years of age is guilty of a simple misdemeanor.

• A person in possession of an identification that is real and belongs to someone else is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. The fines for simple misdemeanors range from $65 to $625 plus court costs and could face up to 30 days in jail.

• A person who is over 21 years of age and provides alcohol to a person under 21 years of age is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

• A person who is in possession of a fraudulent identification that was manufactured illegally is guilty of a serious misdemeanor. The fines range from $500 to $1875 plus court costs and up to one year in jail.

A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

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