Cops to visit King County bars that over-serve booze

BY Tim Haeck  on March 7, 2013 @ 1:12 pm (Updated: 2:20 pm - 3/7/13 )

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Bars and restaurants in south King County that serve too many drinks to a customer this weekend might get a visit from the police. (AP Photo/file) | Zoom
Bars and restaurants in south King County that serve too many drinks to a customer this weekend might get a visit from the police.

As part of a drunk driving emphasis planned for Saturday night, cops and troopers who make a DUI arrest will try to figure out which bar served the alcohol, and pay it a visit, a program they call Home Safe Bar.

"I don't think there's anything better than being able to have a very real-time example, to be able to sit down with the staff of a liquor establishment and be able to say, OK, this individual was just at your establishment," said Kent Police traffic sergeant Robert Constant.

Bartenders seem open to the idea of a police visit to talk about over-serving issues. "I think they recognize that it [drunk driving] is a community issue."

Constant said state liquor control officers will team up with cops to educate bar owners about their responsibilities.

They'll also hand out "Click-2-Ride" cards "which have phone numbers and access to the taxi cab companies in the area," said Constant.

On Saturday night, March 9, South King County police agencies, including Auburn, Federal Way, Kent, Seatac, Burien, and Renton will team with the State Patrol and State Liquor Control Board officers on the drunk driving emphasis, which is funded by the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission.

Tim Haeck, KIRO Radio Reporter
Tim Haeck is a news reporter with KIRO Radio. While Tim is one of our go-to, no-nonsense reporters, he also has a sensationally dry sense of humor and it will surprise some to learn he is a weekend warrior.
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  • maplefish wrote...
    Ohhhh the irony
    March 7, 2013 2:02 pm
    Anybody cath the coincidence of the headline below: "TwoSeattle a cops charged with DUI".... Thanks for protecting us!!! HAHAHAHAHAHA
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  • R L M 456 wrote...
    Since they closed Ric's
    March 7, 2013 2:56 pm
    Now the King County Cops can "investigate" while they

    Party like rockstars on Taxpayer Money

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  • CH wrote...
    what about the sex shows at the coffee stands
    March 7, 2013 4:46 pm
    O ok you do that on overtime.
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  • Ricoli wrote...
    Over served?
    March 7, 2013 6:52 pm
    I've seen a lot of over serving of alcohol at the various Indian casinos. Oh, that's right, they have Olympia in their pocket, so they won't be visiting those bars.
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  • sportsguru wrote...
    Apparently
    March 8, 2013 7:00 am
    Our law enforcement know a thing or two about being over served since they consistently drink and drive. Oh the hyprocrisy.
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