2 Clerks Nabbed In Riverhead Underage Drinking Enforcement Sweep: PD

RIVERHEAD, NY — Two clerks were nabbed in an underage drinking enforcement detail in Riverhead Tuesday, police said.

The Riverhead Town Police Department's community-oriented police enforcement division, with cooperation from the Riverhead Community Awareness Program, conducted State Liquor Authority compliance checks at 19 retail vendors throughout town, resulting in two arrests, police said.

The compliance check targeted the sale of alcohol products to patrons under the age of 21, police said.

The following vendors were found not to be in compliance, police said:

1: Mobil, 3705 Middle Country Road, Calverton

2: Shell, 626 W. Main Street, Riverhead

A 28-year-old man from Ronkonkoma, employed at Mobil and a man, 64, of Riverhead, employed at the Shell Gas Station, were arrested and each charged with one count of first-degree unlawfully dealing with a child, a misdemeanor, police said.

Both were processed and released on a desk appearance ticket with a future court date, police said.

The following vendors were found to be in compliance, police said:

- Village Beverage, 2051 Wading River Manor Road, Wading River

- Valero, 5904 NY-25A, Wading River

- Speedway, 6305 NY-25A, Wading River

- Sunoco, 4129 Middle Country Road, Calverton

- Gulf, 1879 Old Country Road, Riverhead

- Mobil, 1575 Old Country Road, Riverhead

- BP, 1356 Old Country Road, Riverhead

- Citgo, 1050 Old Country Road, Riverhead

- Speedway, 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

- Mobil, 415 E. Main Street, Riverhead

- Riverhead Stationery, 407 E. Main Street, Riverhead

- Polish Town Deli, 432 Pulaski Street, Riverhead