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12/20/99 Interoffice Memo Roseville Police contacted fifteen area cities to ask how often they cited underage drinkers; the average was 179 times per city in 1999. This is more than four times the estimate of Roseville establishments. There is no way to know if those cities are also under reported or if the Roseville establishment's estimates are high. The incidents Roseville Police handled were situations where someone was caught drinking. As mentioned earlier, Roseville Police had negligible calls regarding illegal use of identification cards. Actual drinking calls take more time to process, e.g., a DWI under 21 years takes as long as a DWI for any age - about 2 hours minimum. An underage drinking party at Waterworks Park will take many hours compared to one person trying to purchase a six pack. Underage buyers will be cited if they are over 17 years old. That process will take about 30 minutes. If they have no real Identification card or cause other problems such as disorderly conduct, they will likely be taken to jail for booking/identification. They will be released by the jail after identification unless there is an overriding reason to keep them in jail. The jail does not want anyone in there unless the need is warranted. Underage buyers under 17 years of age who are noted in the police report will be routed to the juvenile officer for handling. Juveniles are usually held until their parents are notified and requested to take custody of their child. Juveniles can be released at the scene if their parents allow. This is the procedure for similar calls involving juveniles. Juvenile Detention Center will not take juveniles unless they are a danger to themselves or others or if the offense is a major felony. Juveniles will very rarely go to juvenile court for a first or second alcohol offense. There will be few cases of youths under 18 trying to purchase alcohol - they are just too obvious. Impact on Police Time The above discussion shows that Roseville Police are rarely called to handle calls relating to underage purchasers of alcoholic beverages. Almost all underage drinking calls are initiated by the police or citizens near the drinking event. In most cases, offenders are released at the scene unless there is an overriding reason for custody. Adult custody arrests involve a trip to the St. Paul Police Annex. The trip is quick, but the wait at jail can be long depending on if there is a waiting line or if the jail is full, (it happens from time to time). A full jail is a major concern and is why the jail only wants those who truly need to be jailed.