On Tuesday, August 20, compliance checks were conducted at 19 retailers throughout the City of Riverhead.
The aim of the operation was to sell alcoholic products to customers under 21 years of age.
The following providers were found to be non-compliant:
- Mobile, 3705 Middle Country Road, Calverton
- Shell, 626 W. Main Street, Riverhead
Faisal Mahmood, 28, of Ronkonkoma and a Mobil gas station employee, and Mehmet Tunc, 64, of Riverhead and a Shell gas station employee, were each charged with first-degree unauthorized contact with a child, a Class A misdemeanor.
Charges were filed against both of them and a summons was issued with a court date in the future.
The following providers were found to be compliant:
- Village Beverage, 2051 Wading River Manor Road, Wading River
- Valero, 5904 NY-25A, Wading River
- Racetrack, 6305 NY-25A, Wading River
- Sunoco, 4129 Middle Country Road, Calverton
- Golf, 1879 Old Country Road, Riverhead
- Mobile, 1575 Old Country Road, Riverhead
- BP, 1356 Old Country Road, Riverhead
- Citgo, 1050 Old Country Road, Riverhead
- Racetrack, 870 Old Country Road, Riverhead
- Gala Fresh Farms, 795 Old Country Road, Riverhead
- Empire, 640 Old Country Road, Riverhead
- 7-Eleven, 162 Old Country Road, Riverhead
- American, 1429 Main Road, Jamesport
- OK Petroleum, 1212 E. Main Street, Riverhead
- Mobile, 415 E. Main Street, Riverhead
- Riverhead Stationery, 407 E. Main Street, Riverhead
- Polish City Delicatessen, 432 Pulaski Street, Riverhead
The operation was conducted by the Community Oriented Police Enforcement (COPE) division of the Riverhead Town Police Department in cooperation with the Riverhead Community Awareness Program (CAP) and the State Liquor Authority.
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