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On Wednesday, August 28, members of the Riverhead Town Police Department Community Oriented Police Enforcement (COPE) Division, with cooperation from the Riverhead Community Awareness Program (CAP), conducted New York State Liquor Authority compliance checks at 24 retail vendors throughout the Town of Riverhead, the police department said in a press release on Thursday. 

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

The following vendors were checked and found to be in compliance:

1: The Thirsty Cellar, 6324 NY-25A, Unit 4, Wading River

2: BP, 4670 NY-25A, Calverton

3: Riverhead Liquor Mart, 1866 Old Country Road, Riverhead

4: One Stop Smoke Shop, 1698 Old Country Road, Riverhead

5: Wine Mart, 757 Old Country Road, Riverhead

6: Sabor Deli Latino, 192 Old Country Road, Riverhead

7: Sound Avenue Liquors, 5085 Sound Avenue, Riverhead

8: Tobacco King and Beer Cave, 1451 Main Road, Jamesport

9: North Fork Liquor, 1527 Main Road, Jamesport

10: MG Deli of Riverhead, 999 East Main Street, Riverhead

11: FA Grocery, 733 East Main Street, Riverhead

12: Pueblo Latino Deli, 719 East Main Street, Riverhead

13: Riverhead Stationary, East Main Street, Riverhead

14: Village Delicatessen, 318 East Main Street, Riverhead 

15: Frontera Deli & Grocery, 55 West Main Street, Riverhead

16: KD Beer and Smoke, 121 West Main Street, Riverhead

17. Time to Eat, 123 West Main Street, Riverhead

18. Lucky Liquor, 134 West Main Street, Riverhead

19. Shell Gas Station, 626 West Main Street, Riverhead

20. Riverhead Supermarket and Deli, 945 West Main Street, Riverhead

21. Quick Stop Deli, 1172 West Main Street, Riverhead

22. Oscar Deli, 421 Pulaski 

Street, Riverhead

23. Riverhead Deli and Market, 161 Railroad Avenue, Riverhead

24. Railroad Café, 159 Railroad Avenue, Riverhead

These checks are part of an ongoing effort by the Riverhead Town Police Department to ensure New York State Liquor Authority and New York State Penal Law compliance for the sale of alcohol to minors.

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