Three North Shore area residents have been charged with knowingly serving alcohol to an underage Nassau County police officer at two bars located within the Village of Hempstead.
Jonathan D. Moisan, 24, of Roslyn; Brandyn R. Williams, 40, of Garden City Park; and Gianna M. Gallo, 21, of Port Washington, face counts of violating the New York State Alcohol Beverage and Control Law, the prohibited sale of alcoholic beverages and unlawful dealing with a child under state penal law, police said.
The arrests — 17 in total — were made early Friday morning at McHebes Bar, Dizzy Lizard and Bangers Bar, each located in the vicinity of Hofstra University.
Police said the bartenders there knowingly served alcohol to an undercover Nassau police officer who is under 21 years old, as part of an investigation between the police department’s Bureau of Special Operations and the Hempstead Police.
Following the arrests, all three bars were closed for the night, police said.
No injuries were reported, though police said a 20-year-old East Meadow man at Bangers who blocked the flow of traffic during the arrests by standing in the roadway disobeyed orders to move, and was arrested for disorderly conduct.
Those arrested will be arraigned on September 22 in First District Court in Hempstead.
The arrests mark the latest police crackdown on the sale of alcohol to minors at bars and clubs in Nassau County.
In late July, 16 employees of the Warehouse 5 nightclub in Island Park were arrested for serving to an undercover officer.
