Crime & Safety
Cashier Charged In Underage Drinking Detail: Police
The Flanders man was nabbed at a gas station in Westhampton Beach, police say.
WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY — A Flanders man was arrested at a Westhampton Beach gas station during an underage drinking detail, police said.
New York State Police barracks in Riverside conducted the enforcement in Southampton Town Friday; one retail establishment was cited for selling an alcoholic beverage to an undercover state police operative under 21, police said.
Mohammad Ali, 58, a cashier at Valero Gas on Montauk Highway, was arrested and charged with first-degree unlawful dealing with a child and prohibited sale of an alcoholic beverage, police said.
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The following establishments were checked and found to be in compliance, police said:
- Gulf Mini Mart on Montauk Highway in East Quogue.
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- Kaylees Wine & Liquor on Montauk Highway in East Quogue.
- Speedway on Montauk Highway in Quogue.
- Quogue Liquor Store on Jessup Avenue in Quogue.
- KP Westhampton Wine Shop on Montauk Highway in Westhampton Beach.
- Six Corners East Liquors on Mill Road in Westhampton Beach.
- Hamptons Wine Shoppe on Sunset Avenue in Westhampton Beach.
S & L Wine and Liquors on Montauk Highway in Speonk.
- Circle M Beverage on Montauk Highway in Westhampton Beach.
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