New project to crack down on underage drinkers

ASHLEY WEYLER

NEWS EDITOR

ARW723@CABRINI EDU

The Liquor Control Board is looking to crack down on people who supply minors with alcohol. Anew grant progra Source Investigation Project will give towns money to go-after suppliers. Radnor Township, the location of Cabrini College, Valley Forge Military College, Villanova University and Eastern University, is just one of the few townships chosen statewide to be given this grant.

According to Lieutenant A.J. Antonini of the Radnor Township police, they have received a $10,000 grant to carry on their program, which kicked-off last week. Antonini said, “The penalty for providers of alcohol to minors student population. Superintendent John Rutty said, “By making a very visible presence on our campuses and publicizing any arrests, we hope to convey to students that it is not okay to engage in risky behaviors, nor is it acceptable to provide alcohol to minors.”

For underage drinkers or fake IDs, the penalty is a summary offense.

In a press release from the Radnor police, any arrests that are made through SIPwill be publicized through media outlets that are likely to reach Radnor’s

With Radnor Township’s new “Cops in Shops” program,police officers and establishments where liquor is sold will fight underage drinking. is a $1,000 fine and 90 days in jail. Providing alcohol to minors, which means anybody under the age of 21, not 18 as some people maybe believe, is a misdemeanor and will go on your criminal record.” Antonini also warns that it can affect future employment.

Lisa Jones, a 21-year-old senior english and communications major, thinks that this punishment is ridiculous and thinks that a suspension of license would be more appropriate. “Yes, I have provided alcohol for minors. I have bought it at the beer distributor and have also been at a bar where they don’t card and then give them drinks at the table,” Jones said.