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“Cops in Shops is designed to be a cooperative program between law enforcement and retailers,” said Ronald E. Engle, director of traffic safety for the Century Council. “It’s designed to stop underage alcohol purchases and also to stop...
Engle said Cops in Shops has been used in 42 states and on several college campuses. The University of Maryland, for example, had officers in its Department of Public Safety monitor stores under the program, he said.
Lint said that the undercover “Cops in Shops” actually consist of both CLC investigators and Cambridge Police Department officers.
Cops in Shops is “just an added level of protection,” according to Josh Eaton, general manager of Cardullo’s Gourmet Shoppe on Brattle Street, a store that is participating in the program.
Lint said the nature of Cops in Shops is simple and its goal should be clear. “An undercover officer is placed inside the stores,” she said. “If someone who is underage attempts to make a purchase [of alcohol], they?...