NCPD: 17 arrested in underage drinking sting

The Nassau County Police Department, in conjunction with the Hempstead Police Department, made more than a dozen arrests in the early morning of Friday, Sept. 4 in a sting to track down bartenders that police said knowingly served alcohol to an undercover agent under 21 years old.

The arrests, 17 in all — including a man from East Meadow — were made at three Hempstead bars — McHebes at 722 Fulton Avenue, Dizzy Lizard at 736 Fulton Avenue, and Bangers at 774 Fulton Avenue.

The arrests began at 2:45 a.m., police said, with the bartenders ranging in age from 18 to 23, with the exception of one 38-year-old. A 20-year-old East Meadow man, Anthony Gomes, was arrested for disorderly conduct after police said he impeded traffic by standing in the roadway, and failed to obey orders to move.

The bartenders, Joseph Brady, of Smithtown; Marion Davidson, of Metuchen, N.J.; Michael DeLuca, of Levittown; Gianna Gallo, of Port Washington; Miranda Gray, of Pasadena, M.D.; Braidan Halbleib, of Hempstead; Eric Hassell, of Massapequa; Brandon Hecker, of Farmingdale; Jonathan Moisan, of Roslyn; Jessica Pallotti, of Annandale, N.J.; Gabriel Romano, of Turnsville, N.J.; Brandon Sherman, of Island Park; Anthony Touhamy, of Dix Hills; Cemil Turan, of Glen Cove; Robert Verderosa, of Bellmore; and Brandyn Williams, of Garden City Park, were charged with violating the state beverage and control law, prohibited sale of alcoholic beverage and unlawfully dealing with a child. They are all scheduled to be arraigned on Sept. 22, police said.