Crime & Safety

Police: Two Riverhead Businesses Sold Alcohol to Minor

Two Riverhead store clerks were arrested on Tuesday after they sold alcohol to a minor, New York State Police said. 

Kamil Krupka, 20, of Calverton, a clerk at Wisla Delicacy & Deli on Main Street, Riverhead, and Joseph E. DelCuore, 50, of Manorville, a clerk at Peconic Wine and Liquor on Old Country Road in Riverhead, sold alcohol to an undercover State Police operative, police said.  

Both men are charged with unlawful dealing with a child and prohibited sale of an alcoholic beverage, police said. 

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Police said the following stores were also targeted during the sting operation, but they complied with the law and did not sell alcohol to the minor:

·     Empire Mini Mart

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·     Hess Express

·     7-11

·     Lucky Wines & Liquor

·     Time to Eat Café

·     Riverhead Supermarket & Deli

·     Main St Quick Stop

·     Mobil Gas

·     Gulf Gas

·     Roanoke Liquors



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