The Brief
- An ongoing Arizona Department of Liquor investigation into Tempe Tavern revealed a 252-page record of repeated citations for underage drinking and fake IDs, including a November bust involving 246 individuals.
- Documents allege that some underage patrons paid bouncers a fee to enter the bar without showing identification, while the bar has publicly blamed the rise of sophisticated fake IDs.
TEMPE, Ariz. – We are diving deeper into the records of a Tempe bar that has been under fire over allegations of underage drinking and its connection to a deadly hit-and-run.
The 252-page report from the ongoing Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control investigation into Tempe Tavern is raising questions about who is to blame and what is being done to stop underage drinking.
What we know:…