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Four Employees Charged For Selling Alcohol To Minors On Long Island: Police Four Employees Charged For Selling Alcohol To Minors On Long Island: Police
Four Employees Charged For Selling Alcohol To Minors On Long Island: Police Four employees are accused of selling alcohol to minors during a Suffolk County Police investigation in Copiague and North Amityville, authorities announced on Friday, Jan. 16. The arrests stem from an investigation launched in response to community complaints about underage alcohol sales, Suffolk County Police said. First Precinct Crime Section officers checked five businesses, and found violations at four of them, according to the release. The following employees were charged with Unlawfully Dealing with a Child 1st Degree, police said: Fnu Ram-Piara, 67, of Dix Hills, an employee of t…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Bartender Busted Selling Alcohol To Teen At Popular Long Island Bar: Police Bartender Busted Selling Alcohol To Teen At Popular Long Island Bar: Police
Bartender Busted Selling Alcohol To Teen At Popular Long Island Bar: Police A bartender at a well-known Port Jefferson bar was arrested after selling alcohol to an underage customer during a police sting, Suffolk County Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 16. Dean Ulrich, 39, of Stony Brook, was taken into custody at Portside Bar and Grill at 242 Traders Cove after investigators said he sold alcohol to a minor during a compliance check on Friday, Aug. 15 at 9 p.m. The operation followed numerous complaints about underage drinking in the area, prompting Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers to run an undercover investigation, police said. Ulrich, an employee of Port…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
LI Bartenders Arrested For Serving Alcohol To Underage Agents During Bar Inspection: Police LI Bartenders Arrested For Serving Alcohol To Underage Agents During Bar Inspection: Police
LI Bartenders Arrested For Serving Alcohol To Underage Agents During Bar Inspection: Police Two bartenders were arrested at a Huntington restaurant for allegedly serving alcohol to underage police agents, Suffolk County Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 2. The arrests happened during a State Liquor Authority inspection at Finley’s of Greene Street, located at 43 Green Street, around 11 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1. Hailey Greathouse, 24, of Holbrook, was charged with two counts of Unlawfully Dealing with a Child 1st Degree, a class-A misdemeanor, and two counts of Prohibited Sale to Person less than 21, an unclassified misdemeanor, police said. Juan Salamanca Jr., 24, of Huntington St…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
‘No Empty Chair’: NY Launches Weeklong Crackdown On Teen Driving Dangers ‘No Empty Chair’: NY Launches Weeklong Crackdown On Teen Driving Dangers
‘No Empty Chair’: NY Launches Weeklong Crackdown On Teen Driving Dangers With graduation season approaching, New York State Police are ramping up enforcement efforts to help ensure that every student makes it safely to the ceremony. The annual “No Empty Chair” campaign kicked off across New York on Monday, April 21. The weeklong traffic safety initiative is aimed at preventing tragedies involving teen drivers, with daily crackdowns on the most common and dangerous violations. Launched in 2014 by the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, the campaign is both a public awareness effort and an active enforcement strategy. It serves as a solemn reminder of young lives…

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by Michael Mashburn
Business
2 Clerks Caught Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say 2 Clerks Caught Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say
2 Clerks Caught Selling Alcohol To Minors At Long Island Businesses, Police Say Two employees are accused of selling alcohol to underage customers at a pair of Long Island businesses. The busts came during compliance checks that were conducted by the Southampton Town Police Community Response Unit in partnership with the New York State Liquor Authority on Saturday, July 6. Of the 11 businesses that were inspected, employees at the following stores were charged with selling alcoholic beverages to customers under the age of 21: Speedway Gas of Southampton, located at 816 County Road; employee Charles Lenhart, age 65, was arrested Marta’s Deli, located at 300 Riverleigh…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Pair Of Westbury Businesses Cited For Selling Alcohol To Minors: Police Pair Of Westbury Businesses Cited For Selling Alcohol To Minors: Police
Pair Of Westbury Businesses Cited For Selling Alcohol To Minors: Police Two Long Island businesses have been cited for selling an alcoholic beverage to an undercover New York State Police operative under the age of 21. The operation was conducted on Thursday, May 30 in the Town of North Hempstead.  Two store clerks were charged with unlawfully dealing with a child in the first degree and prohibited sale of an alcoholic beverage: Anthony Y. Reyes Mejia, age 20, from West Hempstead, of La Cremosa Market located at 230 Post Ave., Westbury. Solomon R. Dosapati, age 60, from Flushing, Queens, of Valero located at 615 Union Ave. in Westbury. …

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by Joe Lombardi