Thirsty teens, beware: that store clerk selling you beer may actually be a cop.
Across new Jersey, police officers will be participating in the “Cops In Shops” undercover program in which they pose as store clerks or wait just outside liquor stores to arrest people under the age of 21 who purchase alcohol.
Since it started in 1996, the program has arrested more than 8,000 underage people as well as adults helping them buy alcohol.
This summer, 31 Jersey shore police departments are participating.
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