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Dozens Of Area Businesses Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minors Dozens Of Area Businesses Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minors
Dozens Of Area Businesses Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minors Thirty-nine area restaurants and stores were cited for selling alcohol to undercover minors during stings in the area. The New York State Liquor Authority used decoys to target restaurants and stores statewide as part of an effort to look for fake IDs and local locations that will sell alcohol to minors. Grocery stores, restaurants and liquor stores were all targeted during the sting operation. In total, decoys were sent to 851 businesses across 46 counties last month, with 186 in total reportedly selling to minors. The operation was conducted with the assistance of the Department of Motor …

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NY Starts Monthlong Underage Drinking Crackdown NY Starts Monthlong Underage Drinking Crackdown
NY Starts Monthlong Underage Drinking Crackdown New York is cracking down on underage drinking, launching a monthlong initiative to curtail minors from purchasing or consuming alcohol. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the New York State Liquor Authority and the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles will be working with local law enforcement agencies to conduct statewide sweeps of locations holding liquor licenses. Cuomo said that the New York State Liquor Authority will be visiting hundreds of locations and conducting stings at businesses throughout the Empire State. Officials said that the sweeps will build on safety i…

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141 Businesses Cited For Illegal Sales To Minors In Underage Sting Operation 141 Businesses Cited For Illegal Sales To Minors In Underage Sting Operation
141 Businesses Cited For Illegal Sales To Minors In Underage Sting Operation A crackdown on underage drinking led to the arrest of more than 250 minors using fake IDs and tickets were issued to nearly 150 businesses selling booze to underage children. During the enforcement effort that kicked off in August, the New York State Liquor Authority sent decoys to a total of 506 establishments that sell alcohol. Of those 506 trips, it resulted in 141 businesses cited for illegal sale of minors. An additional 271 people under the age of 21 were arrested and ticketed for attempting to use fake IDs to purchase alcohol. In total, there were 41 underage details in 30 counties t…

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New Underage Drinking Crackdowns Will Target Bars, Restaurants, Stores New Underage Drinking Crackdowns Will Target Bars, Restaurants, Stores
New Underage Drinking Crackdowns Will Target Bars, Restaurants, Stores Ad a new crackdown on underage drinking is scheduled to launch this fall. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the New York State Liquor Authority and the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles will be working with local law enforcement agencies to conduct statewide sweeps of locations holding liquor licenses. Bars, restaurants, liquor stores and grocery stores will all be targeted, looking for fake IDs and illegal sales to minors. "Underage drinking can lead to bad decisions that could have lifelong consequences, or worse, and this administration is committed to taking proa…

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NY DMV First In Nation To Use New Technology To Cut Down On Underage Drinking NY DMV First In Nation To Use New Technology To Cut Down On Underage Drinking
NY DMV First In Nation To Use New Technology To Cut Down On Underage Drinking The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles has become the first in the nation to pilot a new program utilizing technology to crack down on underage drinking. New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that the DMV has launched a pilot program “using state-of-the-art technology to crack down on underage drinking and the use of fake IDs.”  The technology, which was developed by a New York-based company, “enables investigators to scan a license or ID using the Intellicheck ‘Law ID’ app on the investigator's smartphone and match it against driving records from all 50 states.” Within secon…

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