DAs Office Gets Grant Money to Help Stem Underage Drinking

The McKean County District Attorney's Office has received $11,500 from the state to address and help stem underage drinking. The money will be used to train local police regarding source investigations, which focus on discovering and fully prosecuting people and businesses that provide alcohol to underage people. Part of the grant will also be used to encourage and help pay for increased patrols on target weekends such as prom and graduation. District Attorney John Pavlock says there have been several case in McKean County over the past couple of years that involved underage drinking and severe injury and/or loss of life. He says he's hopeful that the training, increased police presence and public awareness of the problem will help prevent these types of tragedies in the future.

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