The New York State Police in Onondaga County conducted an Underage Drinking Initiative during the evening hours of May 27. A total of (30) retail establishments were checked in the townships of Cicero, Salina and Clay, as well as the Village of North Syracuse. The following (27) establishments were checked and found to be in compliance:
- Kinney Drugs, 9543 Brewerton Road, Brewerton
- Liquor Town, 5501 Bartell Road, Brewerton
- Nice n Easy, 5565 Bartell Road, Brewerton
- Mirabito, 5600 Bartell Road, Brewerton
- Fastrac, 5858 State Route 31, Cicero
- RiteAid, 8379 Thompson Road, Cicero
- Spera’s Market, 6250 Route 31, Cicero
- Walgreens, 6189 State Route 31, Cicero
- Torchwood Wine & Spirits, 6175 Torchwood Lane, Cicero
- Speedway, 5895 Route 31, Cicero
- Kwik Fill, 5812 Route 31, Cicero
- Byrne Dairy, 5798 State Route 31, Cicero
- Walmart, 8064 Brewerton Road, Cicero
- Target, 8061 Brewerton Road, Cicero
- Speedway, 7961 Brewerton Road, Cicero
- Price Chopper, 5701 E.Circle Drive, Cicero
- 7-11, 123 N. Main Street, N. Syracuse
- Gulf, 200 S.Main Street, N. Syracuse
- Speedway, 211 S.Main Street, N. Syracuse
- Delta Sonic, 3720 Brewerton Road, N. Syracuse
- Tops, 3803 Brewerton Road, N. Syracuse
- Sunoco/ExpressMart, 2723 Brewerton Road, Mattydale
- Byrne Dairy, 2307 Brewerton Road, Mattydale
- Pilot Truck Stop, 607 7th North Street, Liverpool
- Sunoco, 507 7th North Street, Liverpool
- Kinney Drugs, 437 Electronics Pkwy, Liverpool
- Speedway, 4803 W. Taft Road, Liverpool
The State Police would like to commend these businesses for their compliance during this initiative and is grateful for their support in helping to prevent underage drinking.
The following arrests were made as a result of alcoholic beverages being sold to 17 year old minors that were working with the State Police. The individuals were arrested for violating section 260.20(2) of the Penal Law and section 65(1) of the ABC Law.
All (3) defendants were issued appearance tickets and released.
LORRAINE R. ANDREWS, age 56, from Clay NY – cashier at Maximum Wine & Liquors, 8011 Brewerton Road, Cicero NY
KRISHNA BASNET, – age 19, from Syracuse, NY – cashier at Citgo, 523 S.Main Street, N. Syracuse NY
JESSE D. LARSEN Jr., age 56, from Rome NY – cashier at Sunoco/A-Plus Market, 5136 W. Taft Road, Liverpool NY