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Four East Haddam Locations Fail Liquor Compliance Checks

A bar, a liquor store, a restaurant and a golf club all allegedly sold alcohol to a minor during a controlled purchase.

Four East Haddam establishments failed a liquor compliance check after officials said they sold alcohol to minors last Friday.

According to the state, the premises that allegedly failed are:

In the evening of Friday, June 7, agents from the Department’s Division of Liquor Control and the Resident Trooper’s Office of East Haddam conducted compliance checks of package stores, grocery stores, and restaurants in East Haddam and Moodus. 

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The two departments utilized minors who had been trained and provided by the Governor’s Prevention Partnership. The goal is to find what businesses are selling to minors, and if a youth is asked their age before making a purchase they will hand over their actual ID and tell their true age, said Commissioner William M. Rubenstein. 

Nine East Haddam locations were tested for compliance and the above four failed by allegedly selling alcoholic liquor to one of the minors. 

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“We are disappointed that four stores tested in East Haddam allegedly failed the routine compliance check,” Rubenstein said. “Providing alcohol to minors is a serious breach of our permittees’ obligations, and we will take steps to assure that violators modify their procedures in order to comply with State law.” 

Two other liquor stores in the state — Putnam Spirits Package Store and Uncle Dan’s Wine Beer and Booze, both in Putnam — also failed compliance checks done last Saturday, the state said.


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