Mosley's, Terri's Market Face Liquor License Violations

DEDHAM, MA — A pair of businesses face potential consequences after liquor license hearings in front of the selectmen.

Representatives from Terri’s Market and Mosley on the Charles didn't deny the violations or the content of the police logs. Terri’s Market faces a violation for an October incident while Mosley’s violations stems from problems at events in March and October.

In the case of Terri’s Market, police say the store allowed a person to purchase alcohol with a fake ID card, which attorney Edward Richardson called, “a very professionally made ID.” He argued that based on ABCC guidelines, his client’s store did their due diligence by checking the license.

According to surveillance footage, the clerk can be seen looking at the license for 30 seconds before allowing the transaction. Since the incident, a card reader has been installed and five fakes have been detected by the machine.

“Those appear to be very high quality fake IDs that were detected by the machine, better than the average person could,” Richardson said.

The fact that the machine picked up the fakes showed that there is a problem at the store, some selectmen said.

“You had five people try to come in and there’s a reason for that. I think there needs to be a stepping up because clearly people came in there with those IDs for a reason,” Selectman Dennis Teehan said.

“The word will get on the street if you walk in with a phony ID, you’ll walk out without a phony ID,” Richardson replied.

This isn’t Terri’s Market first hearing in front of the board. They have two violations from 2013 and 2015.

In the case of Mosley’s, crowd management and noise appeared to be the main problems. Little time was given to the shooting that took place during an October incident, with Selectmen Chairman Dennis Guilfoyle stating that the shooting took place across the street and is still under police investigation.

In response to the incidents, owner Edward DeVincenzo said he created an alcohol management and crowd control policy that will be implemented pending the approval of Dedham police. Additionally, the hall plans on restricting neighborhood parking, cracking down on noise and loitering in the parking lots, and moving last call and closing back a half hour. Extra security would be requested for events with 250 or more guests, the policy said.

“I started getting phone calls and notes about what we’re going to do about this. Some of the complaints I heard were people spilling out of Mosley's and into the parking lot and staying in there for an extended amount of time,” Selectmen Brendan Keogh said.

No decisions were made in either case. That will come at a later meeting.

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