Liquor License Suspended for Seekonk Store
Cross Roads Convenience receives a five-day suspension for selling alcohol to a minor.
If you want to buy alcohol in Seekonk next week, don't bother going to Cross Roads Convenience, located at 822 Fall River Ave. The Board of Selectmen on Wednesday suspended the store's license for five days as punishment for selling alcohol to a minor. The suspension will begin Monday. Last month, a police officer spotted a person under 21 leaving Cross Roads with beer. The officer asked for the person's ID, which confirmed he was not of legal drinking age. Cross Roads attorney Michael Levinson told the selectmen the employee who sold the alcohol has been fired. Cross Roads manager Demetrios E. Haseotos accepted the punishment, which includes the removal of all alcohol from the store during the suspension. Also, employees must complete …
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Terese Bohaxiu-Dicastiglione
7:43 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012
To me it depends on the circumstances. What happens if a minor presents a valid looking but fake id and the clerk accepts it, does the store get fined if the minor gets caught? On the other hand, for stores who don't even require an id and sell to minors then I think a 5 day suspension is lenient. I recently witnessed a young woman trying to buy alcohol at a Seekionk store and she claimed to have… more ›