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YiJian Liu, 45, of Brooklyn at The Smoke Shop, located at 742 Bedford Road in Bedford Hills was charged with unlawfully dealing with a child, a Class B misdemeanor on Wednesday, June 19 at approximately 2:20 p.m., said Bedford Police Department Lt. Andrew M. Bellantone.
The Bedford Police Department, in conjunction with the Westchester County Department of Health and the Lewisboro Police Department, conducted a controlled purchase of tobacco using a minor under the age of 18. The minor works for the Westchester County Department of Health.
The Department of Health also issued the establishment owner two separate summonses - one for not attempting to ID a minor, and the other for improper/no signage.
It was the second local establishment put to the test Wednesday, Bellantone said. The first, a deli in Depot Plaza, properly ID’d the minor, and did not sell tobacco products in violation of the law.
Liu was released on $200 bail, and is due back in the Bedford Justice Court on Tuesday, July 1.
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