Paul McCarthy, manager and owner of the Grille, informed the officers that students would not have been allowed to enter the Grille without valid IDs.
According to Boyer and Lashley, McCarthy later added that he allows underage students into the Grille to eat.
In response to the officers' discoveries, the Grille was charged for the fourth time in recent years for allowing underage drinking.
Further investigation revealed, however, that the two Boston College students had lied to the police.
The students admitted in court that they had entered the Grille with fraudulent Massachusetts drivers licenses.
The students also confessed to destroying their fake IDs before appearing in court.
Both students were assessed 25 hours of community service as a penalty for their actions.
The Grille is not responsible for underage students who gain entrance with fake IDs, Scali said.
According to Scali, the Licensing Commission had "no choice but to dismiss the action" taken against the Grille after Rafferty submitted evidence showing that the Boston College students had lied to the investigators from the commission.
Collegiate Concern
The commission's investigation of the Grille was partially a response to requests from Boston College and Harvard administrations, Scali said.
Scali informed The Crimson after the hearing that he received two phone calls from administrators concerned about underage drinking at the Grille. Both the Boston College and Harvard general counsels asked that the commission investigate the Grille.
Harvard Vice President and General Counsel Margaret H. Marshall said she had no comment on the subject when asked last Thursday. Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 was on vacation and not available for comment.
At last Wednesday's hearing, Rafferty also questioned the involvement of the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) in the raid.
Rafferty voiced his disapproval at the hearing that the HUPD had participated in a raid at an off-campus establishment.
But, Scali said, the HUPD officers were at the Grille at the commission's request, only acting as observers with absolutely no authority.
There was no mention in the HUPD police blotter from April 11 of HUPD involvement in the sweep of the Grille.