Round Lake Police Tobacco Compliance Check

The Round Lake Police Department, completed a tobacco compliance check operation last monday, the Round Lake Police Department conducted a tobacco compliance check operation at fourteen establishments within theVillage of Round Lake.

Two of the fourteen establishments sold tobacco to an underage person: Four Coynes Tavern, 302 W. Nippersink Road, and the Marathon Gas Station, 1175 W. Railroad Ave. These businesses have had prior violations during alcohol countermeasure enforcement operations. The underage person presented the merchant with their valid Illinois identification card which clearly states that they are under the age of eighteen. Individuals who sold tobacco to the minor were charged with Sale of Tobacco to a Minor and must appear in Lake County Branch Court on December 21, 2007.

This operation was conducted pursuant to a grant from the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. Of course you all recall the give and take of the last few times we have had violations of our liquor sales to minors, and I am sure you can recall the names. The sad thing is that even though the grant comes to us via the Illinois Liquor Control Commission it does not fall under the liquor commission's guidance.

The public is reminded that an arrest is not evidence of guilt and that the defendant in this criminal case is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.