State Police Crack Down On Businesses for Selling Booze to Underage Drinkers

A number of local businesses were netted Tuesday in a crackdown on businesses selling alcohol to underage drinkers, police said.

The New York State Police Barracks in Riverside conducted an underage drinker enforcement operation; during the operation, three retail establishments were cited for selling alcoholic beverages to an undercover state police operative, authorities said.

Arrested and charged with unlawful dealing with a child in the second degree and prohibited sale of an alcoholic beverage were:

• A Flanders woman, 19, a clerk at Garden Deli on Flanders Road in Riverside.
• A man, 49, of Flanders, a clerk at 7-11 on Flanders Road in Riverside.
• A man, 54, of Bellerose, a clerk at Thrifty Beverage on Lake Ave in Riverhead.

The defendants were issued appearance tickets returnable to Suffolk County First District Court at a later date, police said.

Also checked and found to be in compliance were:

Thunder Gas on Flanders Road in Riverside

Hampton Deli on Flanders Road in Riverside.

Riverhead Stationary & Grocery on East Main Street in Riverhead.

Gulf Station, East Main Street in Riverhead.

Lucky Wine and Liquor on West Main Street in Riverhead.

Time to Eat Café and Grill on West Main Street in Riverhead.