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Tacos With Side Of Cocaine? Long Island Restaurant Permitted Illegal Drug Sales, Police Say Tacos With Side Of Cocaine? Long Island Restaurant Permitted Illegal Drug Sales, Police Say
Tacos With Side Of Cocaine? Long Island Restaurant Permitted Illegal Drug Sales, Police Say A manager and two others are facing charges following an investigation into illegal drug sales at a Long Island restaurant. The Riverhead Town Police Department, together with the Suffolk County District Attorney’s East End Drug Task Force, executed a search warrant at the La Perla Restaurant and Bar on East Main Street on Thursday, Feb. 29. It followed a six-month investigation by undercover detectives sparked by community complaints of illegal drug activity inside the business, police said. Investigators determined that not only was cocaine regularly being sold at the restaurant, but a …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Long Island Deli Forced To Close After SLA Inspection Long Island Deli Forced To Close After SLA Inspection
Long Island Deli Forced To Close After SLA Inspection A Long Island deli was forced to close after an inspection led by the State Liquor Authority. The inspection was conducted at M&B Deli and Grocery on Broadway in Amityville on Friday, March 5 at around 8:40 p.m. The Town of Babylon Quality of Life Task Force issued 15 summons for combined building, fire, and code violations to the owner/manager. He will be arraigned at a later date. As a result of the violations, the establishment was condemned and closed, Suffolk County Police said. Kenneth Abreau-Duran, age 25, of Hollis, Queens was charged with four counts of Alcohol…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Long Island Deli Shut Down After Owners, Customers Arrested During SLA Inspection Long Island Deli Shut Down After Owners, Customers Arrested During SLA Inspection
Long Island Deli Shut Down After Owners, Customers Arrested During SLA Inspection A Long Island deli was condemned and closed after four people were arrested and two people issued summonses during a New York State Liquor Authority Inspection. The inspection was conducted starting at around 8:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21 at Los Tres Amigos Deli & Grocery, located at Great Neck Road in Copiague. Three men and one woman were arrested by Suffolk County Police for the following Class A misdemeanors: Pedro Galvan, 70, of Freeport, an owner of the deli, was charged with four counts of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Law - allowing consumption of beer on premise…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Five Nassau Store Clerks Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minor Five Nassau Store Clerks Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minor
Five Nassau Store Clerks Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minor Five store clerks on Long Island are facing charges for selling booze to minors during an underage drinking detail conducted by Nassau County Police On Thursday, July 30, Nassau County Police officers targeted local businesses for selling alcohol to minors using an underage agent leading to citations being issued to employees at five Long Island locations. Those charged are: Hua Yang, 60, of Flushing, who works at John Q Wine & Liquor on Penninsula Boulevard in Hewlett; Altzal Millwala, 56, of Woodmere, who works at Woodmere Groceries Inc. in Woodmere; Pareshkumar Patel, 39, of Flushi…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
COVID-19: New Order For ‘Substantial Food’ Sold With Alcohol Snaps 'Cuomo Chip' Loophole COVID-19: New Order For ‘Substantial Food’ Sold With Alcohol Snaps 'Cuomo Chip' Loophole
Covid-19: New Order For ‘Substantial Food’ Sold With Alcohol Snaps 'Cuomo Chip' Loophole New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration has closed a loophole that was started with a restaurant selling an item bearing his name. The State Liquor Authority (SLA) has updated its guidance to require restaurants to sell a “substantial” food item with every alcohol order after a clever pub owner started selling $1 “Cuomo Chips” upstate in Saratoga Springs to circumvent the new order. Earlier story - COVID-19: Restaurant Adds $1 'Cuomo Chips' To Menu After NY Order Banning Buying Alcohol Only According to the SLA,  “‘Other foods’ are foods which are similar in quality and substance…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Restaurant Adds $1 'Cuomo Chips' To Menu After NY Order Banning Buying Alcohol Only COVID-19: Restaurant Adds $1 'Cuomo Chips' To Menu After NY Order Banning Buying Alcohol Only
Covid-19: Restaurant Adds $1 'Cuomo Chips' To Menu After NY Order Banning Buying Alcohol Only A New York pub has found a creative way to circumvent New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s latest edict regarding serving alcohol at restaurants amid the COVID-19 crisis. This week, Cuomo announced that bars and restaurants would not be permitted to sell alcoholic beverages without also ordering food, forcing the bar owner to get creative. In response to the latest order from the state, Harvey’s Irish Pub in Saratoga Springs introduced “Cuomo Chips,” a $1 option on the menu that will allow patrons to purchase alcohol while still not violating Cuomo’s order. “I mean why not, they’re his chips, the…

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by Zak Failla