Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
'State Troopers Will Have Zero Tolerance': Crackdown On Impaired, Reckless Driving Underway 'State Troopers Will Have Zero Tolerance': Crackdown On Impaired, Reckless Driving Underway
'State Troopers Will Have Zero Tolerance': Crackdown On Impaired, Reckless Driving Underway State Police have just launched a traffic enforcement initiative to crack down on unsafe driving behaviors during the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.  The special traffic enforcement period runs from Wednesday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Dec. 1. “During this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, I encourage all New Yorkers to make safety their top priority," Superintendent Keith M. Corlett said. "If your celebrations include alcohol, plan ahead to ensure you have a safe ride home.  "There’s simply no excuse to get behind the wheel if you’re impaired, and state troopers will have zero to…

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by Daily Voice
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Father Charged After Police Discover Underage Drinking Party At Darien Home Father Charged After Police Discover Underage Drinking Party At Darien Home
Father Charged After Police Discover Underage Drinking Party At Darien Home An underage drinking party led to the arrest of a Fairfield County man who was allegedly intoxicated while teenagers were consuming alcohol at his home, police said. Officers from the Darien Police Department were dispatched to a Hollow Tree Road residence shortly before midnight on Saturday, Nov. 16, where there was a report of minors drinking alcohol. Police said that the responding officers were met in the driveway by a 15-year-old resident of the home, who said she had a group of friends over, and two people had been drinking, though they had since left the house. When asked to speak wi…

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by Zak Failla
Pelham, NY
Police & Fire
State Police Conduct Underage Drinking Detail In Westchester State Police Conduct Underage Drinking Detail In Westchester
State Police Conduct Underage Drinking Detail In Westchester State Police made visits to 20 stores during an underage drinking detail in Westchester. The following establishments which serve alcoholic beverages were visited and all businesses were in compliance refusing to sell alcohol to the underage agent. Somers Wine & Spirits, 325 Route 100 Somers Decicco's, 266 Route 202, Somers Sunoco, Route 100 Somers Val Bens Deli, US 202, Somers Somers Mobil Mart, Route 100 Somers, 7-11, 112 Route 100 Somers, Fifth Division Market and Deli, 786 Route 35, Lewisboro Salem Wine and Liquor, Route 35, Lewisboro Mobil Gas Station, Route 35, Lewisboro Acme, …

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by Daily Voice
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Two Charged In Long Island Underage Drinking Detail Two Charged In Long Island Underage Drinking Detail
Two Charged In Long Island Underage Drinking Detail Two clerks working at beverage centers on Long Island are facing charges after selling alcohol to minors during a New York State Police undercover operation. On Tuesday, Oct. 29, New York State Police investigators in East Meadow and Riverside conducted “Underage Drinker Enforcement Operations” in the Town of Hempstead and Town of Riverhead, during which, two establishments were cited for selling to undercover operatives under the age of 21. Little Neck resident Cheng Chao, 48, a clerk at Diamond Wine and Liquor on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow; and Nicholas Ochiogrosso, 79, of Uniondal…

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by Zak Failla
Paterson, NJ
Police & Fire
OPEN SECRET: After-Hours Paterson Club That Served Minors Raided, 19-Year-Old Operators Busted OPEN SECRET: After-Hours Paterson Club That Served Minors Raided, 19-Year-Old Operators Busted
Open Secret: After-Hours Paterson Club That Served Minors Raided, 19-Year-Old Operators Busted Paterson police raided an after-hours club that they said was operated by two 19-year-olds, served minors and even advertised on social media. Arrested were Amber Fischer and Myeisha Zuñiga, both of Paterson, who city Police Director Jerry Speziale said also had more than a pound and a half of pot for sale at the illegal club, known as "Harlem Nights." Speziale said Fisher and Zuñiga “caused or risked widespread injury or damage” by operating the Main Street business just off Park Street, which advertised on Facebook and Instagram beginning in August. Besides the criminal charges against b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Northern Highlands, NJ
Schools
Learn To Handle Difficult Discussions With Your Teen At Special USRA Coalition Event Learn To Handle Difficult Discussions With Your Teen At Special USRA Coalition Event
Learn To Handle Difficult Discussions With Your Teen At Special Usra Coalition Event Because talking to teens about difficult subjects sometimes requires skills some parents may not have, the USRA Coalition is sponsoring a multi-media presentation and question-and-answer session to help with the task. Parents of middle and high school students in Upper Saddle River, Allendale, Ho-Ho-Kus and Saddle River are among those invited to “How to Speak Effectively to Your Child or Teen on Difficult Subjects,” featuring the special one-hour presentation “15-Minute Child Break,” on Oct. 7. Topics include identifying risk factors, strengthening parenting and communication skills and ut…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Darien, CT
Police & Fire
Girl Tells Cops Teens Partied At Her House While Her Parents Were Away, Darien Police Say Girl Tells Cops Teens Partied At Her House While Her Parents Were Away, Darien Police Say
Girl Tells Cops Teens Partied At Her House While Her Parents Were Away, Darien Police Say A 15-year-old girl in Darien admitted to officers that several teenagers drank at her home while her parents were away, police say. Darien Police say they responded to a home on Kensett Lane on a report of underage consumption of alcohol on Saturday, Sept. 21 around 9:30 p.m. When officers arrived on the scene, they say no one would answer the front door. Upon walking to the back of the home, officers, who were still unable to contact an occupant of the residence, looked through a window and allegedly observed empty beer cans and liquor bottles on the floor. When speaking with a neighbor,…

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by Valerie Musson
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Charged In Underage Drinking Inspection At Long Island Bar Man Charged In Underage Drinking Inspection At Long Island Bar
Man Charged In Underage Drinking Inspection At Long Island Bar An underage drinking investigation resulted in an arrest at a bar on Long Island. Suffolk County Police arrested the 34-year-old Holbrook man following the State Liquor Authority SLA inspection at a bar in Port Jefferson. In response to community complaints, Sixth Precinct Crime Section officers, working with the SLA and Suffolk County Police Sixth Precinct Community Support Units, conducted the investigation into underage drinking at Portside Bar and Grill, located at 242 E. Main Street, at approximately 2 a.m. During the course of the investigation, Christopher Chernis was charged with f…

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by Joe Lombardi
Cortlandt, NY
Police & Fire
14 From Area Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minors 14 From Area Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minors
14 From Area Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minors Fourteen people from five counties as well as New York City have been ticketed for illegal alcohol sales following a compliance check of local retailers throughout Putnam County. Undercover members of the Sheriff’s Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit say they worked alongside the Putnam County Communities That Care Coalition to conduct a total of 89 spot checks on establishments that offer alcoholic beverages for sale for off-premises consumption. During these checks, an undercover and underage individual attempts to purchase alcohol from the establishment without showing proof of age a…

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by Valerie Musson
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
18 Northern Westchester Retail Stores Checked In Underage Drinking Detail 18 Northern Westchester Retail Stores Checked In Underage Drinking Detail
18 Northern Westchester Retail Stores Checked In Underage Drinking Detail A total or 18 retail stores in Northern Westchester were checked in an underage drinking detail conducted by New York State Police. Police say they conducted plainclothes checks of 18 stores in the towns of Somers, Lewisboro, and North Salem to ensure compliance with New York State's Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) Law on Thursday, Aug. 29. This detail resulted in zero arrests or violations of the New York State Penal Law. “According to the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, underage drinking is associated with the three most common causes of death among you…

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by Valerie Musson
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Drunk Teens Went On Swastika Spray-Painting Spree Across Mount Olive, Police Say Drunk Teens Went On Swastika Spray-Painting Spree Across Mount Olive, Police Say
Drunk Teens Went On Swastika Spray-Painting Spree Across Mount Olive, Police Say A group of underage teens were caught drinking and spray-painting swastikas and derogatory words across Mount Olive last weekend, authorities said. An officer responded to Stedwick Village around 10:10 p.m. Friday n a report of three people drinking alcohol and spray painting a building, Mount Olive police said in a news release. Officer Koppinger found empty beer cans and a bottle of vodka in the parking lot and then found a 16-year-old male from Budd Lake and a 16-year-old female from Dover walking near Hensyn Village. Both teens along with a 20-year-old female from Budd Lake appeared to…

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by Cecilia Levine
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Store Clerk Charged In Area Underage Drinking Detail Store Clerk Charged In Area Underage Drinking Detail
Store Clerk Charged In Area Underage Drinking Detail A 72-year-old store clerk has been charged following a New York State Police underage drinking detail in Dutchess County. New York State Police say they conducted plain-clothes checks of 20 retail locations throughout Dutchess County that serve alcohol on Saturday, July 20. This check resulted in the arrest of Veronica Casnocha of New Windsor an employee at Poughkeepsie Wine & Liquor (701 Main Street in Poughkeepsie), police say. Casnocha was charged with prohibited sales of an alcoholic beverage and first-degree unlawful dealing with a child, both class A misdemeanors. Casnocha was t…

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by Valerie Musson