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Police Department <br /> Town of Chapel Hill <br /> r 828 Martin Luther King Jr, Blvd. <br /> Chapel Hill,NC 27514 <br /> phone(919)968-2760 <br /> www.townofchQclhili.orR <br /> April 2, 2025 <br /> Orange County Alcohol Beverage Control Board <br /> 601 Valley Forge Road <br /> Hillsborough,NC 27278 <br /> Dear Board Members: <br /> About sixteen years ago,the Orange County Alcohol Beverage Control (ABC) Board and the <br /> Chapel Hill Police Department (CHPD) entered into an agreement that enabled CHPD to enforce <br /> and regulate privately owned ABC-licensed retailers within Chapel Hill. Since then, we have <br /> worked to uphold ABC rules and regulations while educating those involved in the sale and <br /> distribution of alcohol in our town. <br /> Since our last annual report, we have continued collaborating with local and state agencies and <br /> community advocacy groups to address alcohol-related issues in our community. Over the past <br /> year, we have utilized funds from the ABC Board to conduct 16 ALERT operations, one DWI <br /> operation, and five Alcohol Compliance Operations. These operations are often centered around <br /> events with increased alcohol consumption, such as football games, basketball games, large-scale <br /> events, graduations, and more. <br /> As a result of our enforcement efforts, 123 alcohol-related violations were charged or referred to <br /> the Orange County Pre-Arrest Diversion program during our ALERT Operations. Our <br /> Compliance Operations led to eight charges for selling alcohol to minors during checks of 78 <br /> businesses. Additionally, our DWI Saturation Operation resulted in two charges for driving while <br /> impaired and I I citations. In terms of education, we conducted I I B.A.R.S training classes,with <br /> 95 attendees over the past year. <br /> Thank you for your ongoing support of our efforts. We look forward to continuing our <br /> partnership with the Orange County Alcohol Beverage Control Board. <br /> If you have any questions about this year's report, please contact my office or Investigator A. <br /> Degler at(919) 933-5708 or email at adegler@townofchapelhill.org. <br /> Sincerely6 , <br /> a <br /> Celisa Lehew, Chief of Police <br />