Underage Drinking Initiative Results in Five Arrests

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Underage Drinking Initiative Results in Five Arrests:

On Friday March 4, 2016 State Police at Kingston conducted an underage drinking initiative.  The initiative targeted the sale of alcohol to minors and utilized a team of State Police members.  An underage, female operative was utilized with the team to visit and attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages at 10 establishments in the Ulster County towns of Rosendale, Ulster, Marbletown, Kingston, Olive, and Woodstock which included convenience and liquor stores.  Five arrests were made during the detail.

The following people were charged with Sale of Alcohol to a Person Under 21, a violation of the Alcohol Beverage Control Law:

Janel M. Drake, Kingston, NY
Establishment – Speedway Convenience Store, 416 Route 28, Town of Ulster

Shakeel Azam, New Paltz, NY
Establishment – Citgo Convenience Store, Route 32, Town of Rosendale

Dillon Binder, Mt. Tremper, NY
Establishment – Sunoco Gas Station, 4131 Route 28, Town of Olive

Zakaria Al Hakeemy, Spring Valley, NY
Establishment – Sunoco Gas Station, 555 Route 28, Town of Kingston

MD Khalid, Kingston, NY
Establishment – Mobil Convenience Store, 1146 Route 32, Town of Rosendale

The subjects were issued appearance tickets and will appear in local courts on a later date.