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TWO MINORS CITED AFTER ASKING OFF DUTY SEASIDE OFFICER TO PURCHASE BEER

Just before 2 am Thursday morning two minors flagged down an off-duty Seaside police officer and asked him to buy them some beer. Their efforts got them citations for Minor in Possession of Liquor.

It all started when a Seaside officer finished his shift and stopped by Stop N Go on South Roosevelt. He noticed that two minor were hanging around the business and suspected they may be looking for someone to purchase liquor for them. The officer notified dispatch who had already received a similar report on the boys and an officer had been dispatched.

As the off-duty officer was leaving the store parking lot, he was flagged down by the two minors who asked him to buy them some beer. The officer identified himself and told them to stay there until an on-duty officer arrived. One subject took off running but was quickly apprehended by the responding officer. The other subject remained until contacted by an on-duty officer.

Eighteen year-old Lewis E. Bryant and a seventeen year-old male both of Portland was cited for Minor in Possession of Liquor. Bryant was released at the scene and the seventeen year-old juvenile was later released to an older brother who drove down from Portland.

When released, the seventeen year-old said he didn’t realize Seaside had a zero tolerance to underage drinking. He does now!