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6 Employees Busted Selling Vapes To Minors At Suffolk County Businesses, Police Say 6 Employees Busted Selling Vapes To Minors At Suffolk County Businesses, Police Say
6 Employees Busted Selling Vapes To Minors At Suffolk County Businesses, Police Say Six employees are facing charges after allegedly selling vape products to customers under the age of 21 at Long Island businesses. All six employees were arrested during compliance checks that were conducted at several Suffolk County businesses on Tuesday, Feb. 6, according to police. Of the 10 businesses checked, the following employees were allegedly caught selling e-nicotine products to minors: Alexis Granades, age 22, of Huntington Station; an employee at Its Lit Smoke Shop on New York Avenue in Huntington Brandon Ireland, age 20, of Melville; an employee at Huntington Village Vapes o…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
8 Suffolk Businesses Accused Of Selling Marijuana Products, Vapes, E-Cigarettes To Minors 8 Suffolk Businesses Accused Of Selling Marijuana Products, Vapes, E-Cigarettes To Minors
8 Suffolk Businesses Accused Of Selling Marijuana Products, Vapes, E-Cigarettes To Minors Eight Long Island businesses have been accused of selling marijuana products, vapes, and e-cigarettes to minors. In response to numerous community complaints, Suffolk County Police Second Precinct Crime Section officers, along with Community Support Unit officers, conducted an investigation during which 20 businesses were checked for compliance with the law. During the investigation, eight businesses were found to be selling marijuana products, vapes, or e-cigarettes to minors.  Two of the businesses -- Smoke Bazaar Smoke Shop N’ Vape, located at 526 Walt Whit…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Four Suffolk County Store Employees Nabbed For Selling Vapes To Minors Four Suffolk County Store Employees Nabbed For Selling Vapes To Minors
Four Suffolk County Store Employees Nabbed For Selling Vapes To Minors Four employees of Long Island smoke shops are accused of selling vapes and e-cigarettes to minors. Officers conducted an investigation into the sale of e-cigarettes to minors at 15 businesses in Suffolk County after receiving a number of complaints, according to an announcement from the Suffolk County Police Department on Tuesday, May 31.  SCPD said the following people were arrested and charged with second-degree unlawfully dealing with a child: Julio Reyes-Alvarado, age 26, of Huntington Station, an employee of Huntington Village Vapes, located at 4 Elm St. in Huntington Rajwinder …

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Four Suffolk Store Clerks Nabbed For Selling E-Liquid Nicotine To Minors Four Suffolk Store Clerks Nabbed For Selling E-Liquid Nicotine To Minors
Four Suffolk Store Clerks Nabbed For Selling E-Liquid Nicotine To Minors Several Long Island store clerks are facing charges for selling e-liquid nicotine to minors during an undercover sting operation. Suffolk County Police investigators arrested four clerks on Thursday, July 30 who sold JUULpods to minors at businesses in Mount Sinai, Medford, and Centereach. The undercover operation came following a string of complaints from the community regarding the sale of nicotine products to underage buyers. In total, five businesses were checked for compliance between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. during the night of the operation. Clerks arrested and charged with unlawfully de…

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by Zak Failla