Police officers displayed 28 six-packs ofBudweiser beer bought from the stores at themeeting last night. Police said that they willhold on to the beer for the time being.
"We have to take it to the lab to have itanalyzed," joked McMahon after the meeting.
About 50 people and one local television crewattended last night's meeting, held in City Hall'sSullivan Chamber.
The underage constables, David Kachajian, LouisCollazo and Victor Ortiz, were also on hand atlast night's hearing. The constables, all of whomare 20 years old, said they enjoyed the operationbecause it gave them the opportunity to workundercover.
"We got to grow a beard," said Collazo,"Usually we have to have a clean shave."
Since the sting, the owners said they havecracked down on selling to minors. None of four ofthe stores closest to Harvard caught in thesting--Cardullo's, Lil' Peach, Louie's Superette,Broadway Market--sold alcohol to a underagereporter in an independent Crimson investigationthis week.
Rodriguez also warned liquor stores not toaccept out-of-state licenses without a second formof identification. He discouraged them fromaccepting College IDs as backup identificationbecause they can be easily forged.
Business which were caught once in the city'ssting include Albert's Market, Buy-Rite Liquors,and Ferro's Food Town. Those stores stung twicewere Parkingway Wines, Lil' Peach, BroadwayMarket, Prospect Liquor, Louie's Superette,University Wine Shop, Harvard Wine Company,Thistle and Shamrock, Fresh Pond Market, FreshPond Liquors, and Mount Auburn Market.
Cardullo's was the only store to be stung allthree times.
Rodriguez said the operation will continueindefinitely.