Adults buying booze for kids. Long strings of headlights, like constellations in the night, lighting the way to outdoor keggers. On this recent, rainy night, police won't see as much action as they would on warm summer evenings. The night starts outside a Bechelli Lane liquor store. It's 8 p.m., about the time many kids across the north state are trying to secure booze for their parties.
Foster lies in wait across the street with a clear view of the front door.
Another unmarked car is parked closer to the store. Although Foster often goes out alone, tonight he's got help from two Redding police officers, an ABC investigator and another sheriff's deputy. The more the merrier, they say. Foster says dryly. The buyer looks like he could be 21, but there are three other people in the car, so Foster pulls him over.