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Crime & Safety

Batavia Police Catch Another Underage Drinker On the East Side

Here's an item from the Feb. 14 Batavia Police blotter.

A 20-year-old east side man faces drinking charges after an encounter with .

Zachary M. Newman of 491 Kickapoo Ave. was charged with unlawful consumption of alcohol by a minor at Pine Street and Raddant Road on Feb. 14.

He is due to appear in court on March 18.

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On Feb. 11 Batavia Police encountered five underage drinkers, two of whom had to be sent to the hospital, at Prairie and Franklin Streets. For more on that incident, click .

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