Health & Fitness
Lake County Businesses Cited for Tobacco Violations
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office conducted tobacco compliance checks at retail establishments located throughout Beach Park, Deer Park, Lake Barrington, Wadsworth, Volo and unincorporated Lake County.
The compliance checks were conducted between February 3, 2014 and February 14, 2014. Sheriff’s Investigators conducted 76 compliance checks during this round of checks, which resulted in the arrest of two clerks for selling tobacco products to a minor informant under the age of 18. The two clerks representing two different businesses in Volo and unincorporated Antioch were issued state citations and released on their own recognizance. Each of the illegal transactions was witnessed by an undercover Lake County Sheriff’s Office investigator.
Employees of the following locations were issued citations:
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Thorntons Gas Station located at 205 S Rt 12 in Volo.
All in One Pantry located at 27161 W Grass Lake Rd in Antioch.
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