A compliance check of all city of Forest Lake on-sale and off-sale liquor establishments last week saw only one business fail the check, police said this week.

The compliance check was carried out May 4 by city police who used a 20-year-old male who entered businesses and attempted to buy liquor or beer from retailers or be served alcohol at a bar.

The only misstep came at Mi Casita, 1432 S. Lake St., where the underage patron was served a beer without having his identification checked. The Mexican restaurant at Northland Mall only recently added beer to its menu.

The seller is under investigation for sale of alcohol to a minor with the case referred to the city prosecutor for consideration of a formal charge.

Other crimes

In other crimes, police in Forest Lake are:

ïInvestigating the theft of an outboard motor from a boat at 879 SE 17th St. on May 7.

ïInvestigating the theft of 25 containers of bushes from the rear of Forest Lake Floral & Garden Center, 508 S. Lake St. The bushes had total value of $625, police said.

ïReceived two reports of underage drinking, one involving three youth walking in the area of Sharewood Forest and a second involving several youth who were found hiding in a field after police were called to the neighborhood location to check on a report of a party involving underage drinking.

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