Indiana man arrested after stealing liquor truck to pay off drug debts: Report
An Indiana man reportedly stole a liquor truck from a bar’s parking lot and attempted to sell the booze inside to pay off a drug debt. New York Post. Beau Burchell, 39, was sitting in his car Thursday when he saw a truck loaded with liquor pull up to Cheers Bar in Muncie. When the […]
Indiana man Beau Burchel steals liquor truck from outside bar to pay off drug debt
An Indiana man stole a liquor delivery truck from a bar parking lot in order to sell booze to pay off drug debts, police say. Beau Burchell, 39, was sitting in his car when he saw a box truck pull up to Cheers Bar in Muncie Thursday morning and decided to steal the truck, which […]
Liquor store owner shoots shoplifting suspect; NYC district attorney presses charges against owner
New York City residents band together to protect liquor store owners accused of serious crimes He shot and killed a man who had been caught on video stealing from his store. Surveillance camera footage showed two men, later identified as Edwin Poakiza and Kevin Plataci, entering a liquor store on Wyckoff Avenue owned by Francisco […]
NYC liquor store owner faces 7 years in prison for shooting would-be robber who attacked him as group rallies to drop charges
A Queens liquor store owner has been sentenced to seven years in prison for shooting and killing a would-be thief who attacked him in a confrontation that was caught on camera, but some critics want the charges to be dropped. Francisco Valerio, 53, and his brother Luis were inside Franja Wine & Liquor in Ridgewood […]
Would-be robber shot during struggle with NYC liquor store worker: NYPD
A would-be robber was shot in the abdomen late Monday during a struggle with a confrontational Queens liquor store employee and an accomplice, police said. Police said Kevin Plataza and Edwin Poakiza, both 20, broke into the Franja Wines and Liquors store on Wyckoff Street near Putnam Street in Ridgewood around 7:45 p.m. He is […]
Wisconsin wedding barns sue state over new liquor license law
Two Wisconsin wedding venues sued the state Tuesday to block a new law that would require them to obtain liquor licenses like other establishments hosting events. Wedding barn owners and operators unsuccessfully tried last year to overturn a law that would overhaul regulations for the state’s multibillion-dollar liquor industry. The change was years in the […]
NY liquor stores face battle with grocers over non-alcoholic booze
Wine and liquor stores in New York are struggling as customers become thirsty during the pandemic’s binge-drinking days. And two state legislators have come up with a potentially controversial hangover cure. Earlier this year, New York State Senator Michelle Hinchey quietly introduced a bill that would allow wine and liquor stores and their distributors to […]
Hawaii liquor commissioner Lisa Martin resigns after allegedly using badge to get into club, threatened to close it down in drunken confrontation
Trouble in paradise. A Hawaii state liquor commissioner was forced to resign after he allegedly entered a nightclub flaunting his badge, then got into a drunken altercation with an employee and threatened to close the establishment. Lisa Martin resigned from her position as vice chair of the Honolulu Liquor Commission on Monday following allegations of […]
Calif: ‘Roofie Testing Kits’ Will Soon Be Required In Establishments With Type 48 Liquor License
Date rape drug detection kit goes on sale in London London, UK – April 6: A matchbox-sized kit designed to detect the presence of “date rape drugs” goes on sale in London, England on April 6, 2004 It was released in The drinker uses the provided pipette to drop the beverage onto the test pad […]
Saudi Arabia Opens First Liquor Store in 70 Years for Diplomats
The Saudi government has reportedly opened the first liquor store since alcohol was banned in the early 1950s. The store, a modest facility next to a supermarket in the diplomatic district of the capital Riyadh, is exclusively for non-Muslim diplomats. The opening of the landmark liquor store had been kept fairly quiet until sources within […]