place of last drink presented by: patrick toohey brooklyn center pd sheila nesbitt north memorial...
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Place of Last Drink
Presented by:
PATRICK TOOHEY Brooklyn Center PD
SHEILA NESBITT North Memorial Medical Center
Addressing Over Service of Alcohol:
Partnership for Change
Substance abuse prevention coalition serving northwest Hennepin County, MN
Founded in 2007
Hosted at North Memorial
POLD
Place of Last Drink (POLD) documents where an offender or victim in an alcohol incident consumed their last drink. Through providing information on problem trends, retailers will be able to improve serving practices, and eventually reduce alcohol-related incidents in the community.
Setting the Stage for POLD
Partnership for Change working under SPF-SIG funding
Concern about young adult alcohol use, including of legal age
Chiefs’ interest in having information about and addressing over-service
Getting Buy-in: Chiefs Luncheon
Co-hosted by two chiefs
Key messages Data-driven process Not asking for commitments now, just input Present options
P.O.L.D. is a collaboration among law enforcement departments in NW Hennepin County and Partnership for Change coalition.
Brooklyn Center Police Department - Sgt. Patrick
Toohey
Osseo Police Department – Chief Shane Mikkelson
Plymouth Police Department - CRO Jim Long
PFC - Sheila Nesbitt
POLD also currently involves• Brooklyn Park• Chaska• Crystal• Golden Valley• Mankato
• MSP – West Metro District
(pilot)• New Hope• South Lake Minnetonka• White Bear Lake
POLD information is collected in any event in which the officer believes alcohol played a factor:
Disorderly/Nuisance
Domestic-related
DUI
Medical
Physical Assault
Sexual Assault
Other
https://poldsystem.netThe information is either entered by the responding officer or a designated employee.
Entering a New Case:
Entering a New Case:
Heads Up Display (HUD)
HUD (continued)
HUD (continued)
Reports
Case Reports - Detailed
Plymouth Police Department
Started collecting data on February 20, 2014
Sent 30 letters to on-sale alcohol retailers on April 30, 2014
264 total cases entered into the system
Cowboy Jacks
• 45 (+1) calls for service where alcohol played a role and suspect listed Cowboy Jacks as Place Of Last Drink
• Most after midnight to 0300
DUI Disorderly Medical Physical Assault
Domestic Other0
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16
Type of Offense, Cowboy Jack's
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat0
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Day of Offense, Cowboy Jack's
FAQs
What if people lie about their POLD?
What about the POLD locations that aren’t in my city?
How do you get officers to enter data?
We have this data, now what?
Build partnership with retailers to prevent over service
Never listed as POLD: publically recognize
Seldom are listed as POLD: Informational call so managers can address the issue Recommend training
Frequently listed as POLD: Meeting with police department/designated city
official Have statistics to prove your point Insist on training Set timeline for improvements Potential for license penalties, suspension, or
revocation Undercover observations (RAVE)
Interested in POLD?
1) Law enforcement department to contact Sheila Nesbitt
2) Determine LEA main contact. Sheila will create a local admin account for that person
3) Determine if officers will enter data directly or through a department designee
4) Review list of retailers for updates since December 2013
5) Review the User and System Admin guides to understand the system and avoid problems with data
Retail Alcohol Vendor Education and Enforcement (RAVE)
MN Stat. 340A.501 Responsibility of Licensee
Every licensee is responsible for the conduct in the licensed establishment and any sale of alcoholic beverage by any employee authorized to sell alcoholic beverages in the establishment is the act of the licensee for the purposes of all provisions of this chapter.
MN Stat. 340A.502 Sales to Obviously Intoxicated Persons
“No person may sell, give, furnish or in any way procure for another alcoholic beverages for the use of an obviously intoxicated person.”
Admin. Law Judge Opinion
“The standard for determining whether a person is obviously intoxicated” is: “when exercising reasonable powers of observation, one
sees, or should see that the buyer is intoxicated.”
“ A finding of obvious intoxication does not require proof of any specified amount of drinking or any specific degree or level of intoxication.” - Administrative Law Judge Kathleen D. Sheehy
Locations to Visit
Baseline RAVE Visits to all on-sale alcohol retailers with full alcohol license
POLD-based RAVE
Visits to retailers identified in POLD database
Immediate RAVE
When RAVE team out, patrol contact RAVE for >.15 BAC or significant alcohol involvement and retail establishment identified
Conducting Observations
20-60 min. at each retailer
“Just a coke while we wait for our friends”
“I’ve got to shift to water for a while”
Will department rules allow you to purchase alcohol if it is not consumed?
Purchase beverages and sometimes appetizer
Observation Response
No one drinking, closed Note visit was attempted
People drinking, no signs of impairment
Observe 10-20 min., written summary
1 or more intoxicated, no additional service observed
Observe 20-60 min., written summary, notes on serving practice, signs of impairment
1 or more significant intoxication, additional service offered or given, irresponsible serving practice
Immediate or end of shift feedback, ask to meet with manager, ensure someone responsible for intoxicated people
Response to Place of Last Drink location
Observe 10-20 min., immediate feedback, ask to meet with manager, provide some info on offense
Egregious over-service Civil violation against license, contact license holder directly if possible
RAVE Visit Results
Category # cases (%)
No concerns 28 (82%)
Some concerns, caution feedback given
3 (9%)
Significant concerns, strong feedback
3 (9%)
Enforcement action 0
Contact Information
SHEILA NESBITTNorth Memorial, Partnership for ChangeTel: [email protected]
PATRICK TOOHEYBrooklyn Center Police DepartmentTel: [email protected]