BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A Bakersfield gas station employee near The Marketplace was arrested, cited, and released after allegedly selling alcohol to a minor during a decoy operation.
Bakersfield Police Department VICE detectives, in partnership with California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC), conducted a Minor Decoy operation in west Bakersfield on April 16, 2026.
A Minor Decoy operation focuses on businesses who sell alcohol to underage people. A minor under the age of 21 enters a licensed establishment, presents valid identification indicating they are underage, and tries to buy alcohol…