Wallingford Businesses Cited In Tobacco Compliance Checks

WALLINGFORD, CT — Six Wallingford businesses were cited for illegally selling tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 during unannounced compliance checks on Tuesday, according to police.

The Wallingford Police Department’s Community Impact Unit, along with the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Tobacco Prevention and Enforcement Program conducted unannounced compliance inspections of establishments that sell tobacco products and/or electronic cigarettes.

The inspections were performed in an effort to determine compliance with state laws concerning the prohibition of the sale of e-cigarettes and/or tobacco products to youth under the age of 21, according to police.

The following businesses were not in compliance and the offending clerks were issued a first-time $300 infraction, according to police.

• Sunoco Food Mart, 315 North Colony Road
• Puff City, 722 North Colony Road
• Wallingford Tobacco, 898 North Colony Road
• Tobacco World, 994 North Colony Road
• Shell Food Mart, 1059 North Colony Road
• Sunoco Food Mart, 440 Main Street

The following businesses were in compliance during the checks.

• Checkers, 99 North Colony Road
• Valero Fast Mart, 720 North Colony Road
• Cumberland Farms, 906 North Colony Road
• Family Dollar, 972 North Colony Road
• Mobil/ Sam’s Food Stores, 1001 North Colony Road
• Corner Shoppe, 325 Church Street
• Smoke Shop, 362 Main Street
• Citgo, 305 Main Street
• Global, 119 North Turnpike Road
• Shell/ Henny Penny, 77 North Turnpike Road
• Valero Fast Mart, 68 North Turnpike Road
• Wallingford Food and Fuel, 250 South Colony Road
• Pit Stop, 66 Woodhouse Avenue
• Smokers Market, 824 East Center Street