More Clerks Busted for Selling Cigs to Minors
Joliet police, using underage volunteers, test clerks to see if they will break the law and sell tobacco products to teens.
Joliet police conducted a cigarette enforcement check Tuesday -- the second in four days -- and charged 10 more clerks with selling tobacco to minors, report show.
Per state law, the police have to check every business with tobacco products once a year to ensure they're not selling cigarettes to underage smokers. There are more than 130 businesses in Joliet that sell tobacco-related items.
The enforcement involves sending a minor into a store to see if the clerk will sell him cigarettes. The first was conducted Friday and 10 clerks were cited for breaking the law.
The same number were issued compliance tickets Tuesday. Here are the names of those who were cited and the stores for whom they work:
- Donna M. Ferris, 52, 218 Channahon St., Shorewood; Burning Leaf Cigars, 2319 Route 59.
- Bhagwanbhal Patel, 42, 318 N. Larkin Ave., Joliet; BP, 1987 W. Jefferson.
- Gene Qerimi, 18, 2013 Douglas, Joliet; Mobil, 1805 W. Jefferson.
- Mohammad Tommalien, 55, 7017 W. Crandall, Worth; City Convenient Mart, 1102 Houbolt Road.
- Scott C. Ambrose, 22, 4810 Frank Drive, Joliet; Walgreens, 1514 Essington Road.
- Jonathan Aguilar, 21, 1308 Vintage Drive, Joliet; Black Road Food and Liquor, 2787 Black Road.
- William M. Kiley, 64, 18530 W. 3000 N Road, Reddick; Sugar Creek Liquors, 1200 Richards.
- Nora S. Toth, 43, 3723 Bergstrom St., Joliet; 1225 Richards.
- Cheryl A. Koscinski, 40, 827 W. Jefferson, Joliet; 935 W. Jefferson.
- Sarinder S. Kanda, 38, 72 S. Westmore, Lombard; Marathon, 324 S. Larkin Ave.
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anonymous
8:59 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Great police work JPD-you'll get an extra donut in your check as your bonus.
DRECKS
2:05 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Its the Police deptments duty to enforce ALL laws, even the ones you may feel are not important.
Pat Magroin
5:39 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
To anonymous. You are a pseudo-intellectual idiot. You're always on this board pissing and moaning about the police with all your crazy bull crap. Its obvious to anyone who reads the comment section that you are angry and bitter. You blame the police or govt or whoever, you blame your failure at life on anyone but yourself. We all picture you pantsless in your parents basement, listening to Glenn Beck with a tin foil hat on. Peeking out the window for the imaginary black helicopters monitoring and spying on you. Get a life and stop blaming "the man" for your paranoia and failures. JUST SHUT UP. YOU'RE JUST PLAIN WIERD
Tony
9:34 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Its to bad they can't use these stings to catch the dope peddlers who are selling wacky tobbaco out of their homes.
anonymous
10:22 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
tony -I agree-police should be able to enter anyone's home whenever they want without a warrant to see if people are doing things they shouldn't be. also-did you know that legally police depts do not have to hire someone if their IQ is too high-that is now a law-look it up Jordan v. The City of New London,CT.
johnqpublic
10:43 am on Thursday, February 28, 2013
I'll be sure and look that up. Maybe I'll be able to figure out which planet you came from.
anonymous
12:38 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Johnq-if it takes you making juvenile jokes about me to educate the dumbed down masses then fire away. Look it up and let me know what you think. And if you think that law has to do with someone w/ a high IQ getting bored(as was the court's reasoning) at the job and nothing to do with following orders no matter WHAT they are(gun grab?) then I have some swamp ground I want to sell you.
anonymous
5:56 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Fat Pat MyGroin-"You can't handle the truth". It's nice to know you are fantasizing about me-in your pantless part of the fantasy am I circumcised?
catapatric
4:26 pm on Tuesday, April 30, 2013
anonymous - yes your circumcised...they cut the whole thing off!
anonymous
9:51 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Pat-your spelling of the word "wierd" only confirms your mild retardation and explains your defense of people with low IQs. I refute everything you have said about me. Also-Hugh-I am sitting outside your doublewide as I type this.
Frank Stein
10:02 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
anonymous, you are a child. You are weird and as PM said, a sissy. Damn little boy, i've clicked on your name and seen all your past post. All you do is cry like the little sissy you are. Mostly about the city or government or the police. Its slightly obvious you have some resentment towards all of them. My guess would be the police busted daddy's meth lab thus leaving you in a "single wide" with your mom who post prostitution ads on Craigslist.
anonymous
1:42 am on Friday, March 1, 2013
I wish I could say that guys like Hugh and PM posting anonymously and calling people things like "sissy" and "loser" and "little boy" (which is kind of creepy unto itself)while not posting under their real names is ironic- but that means that they would have to know what "ironic" means and i have neither the time nor the inclination to explain it to them-plus it would probably involve having to use crayons and pictures to get them to understand.