Rockford Police Bust Businesses for Selling Cigarettes to Minors

On Monday, June 18, 2012, the Rockford Police Department Community Services Unit and M3 Street Teams Unit combined efforts with the Winnebago County Health Department to conduct tobacco compliance checks at tobacco retailers in the City of Rockford. During the checks, revenue from the Winnebago County Health Department and minors employed by the Winnebago County Health Department were utilized to make controlled purchases of cigarettes from these businesses.

Over 140 stores were checked in the City of Rockford. The following stores sold cigarettes to minors and the clerks at the following businesses were issued citations for “Sale of Tobacco Products to Minors”
Read more about cigarettes sold to minors: http://www.cigarettesflavours.com/youth-cigarettes-smoking/somerset-shell-station-penalized-for-selling-cigarettes-to-minors/