'Drunkard list' is limiting public intoxication in Aurora
AURORA, Ill. (AP) - Aurora's "habitual drunkard list" has few names, but officials call it a success.
City officials approved the list about a year ago in changing the liquor code. They attempted to control public drunkenness with the list and a prohibition on taverns and liquor stores opening at 6 a.m.
Sgt. Tim Jones is supervisor of the west side community oriented police unit. He tells The (Aurora) Beacon-News (http://trib.in/2aEFCjT ) that none of the four people on the list has been arrested since landing there. But he says it will take a while to evaluate its effectiveness.
Habitual drunkards are those who have been arrested by police or transported by ambulance in incidents involving alcohol six times in six months. They are prohibited from buying alcohol in Aurora.
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Information from: The Beacon-News, http://beaconnews.chicagotribune.com/