Three St. Charles Businesses Fail Tobacco Compliance Checks

The St. Charles Police Department this past week conducted tobacco compliance inspections and cited three sales clerks for selling tobacco to a minor, according to police. 

On May 19, the St. Charles Police Department checked 36 business and cited the following sales clears for "Unlawful Sale of Tobacco to a Minor:" 

• Carlos E. Villagomez, BP Gas Station 1505 Lincoln Highway
• Lady Elizabeth Jimenez-Perez, BP Gas Station 1660 W. Main Street
• Clerk Scott L. O’Brien, 7-Eleven 1705 W. Main Street    

The inspections were conducted in a partnership with the Illinois Liquor Commission through a 2012-14 grant. The St. Charles Police Department has been awarded this grant and conducted the inspections every year since 2004.  

All of those cited are expected in court on June 19.