Crystal Lake Police found Jewel, CVS, Shell and Oak Street Food & Liquor selling cigarettes to minors, according to the press release below:

Crystal Lake Police Conduct Tobacco Sales Compliance Check

On October 14, 2010 Crystal Lake Police Department conducted the first in a series of tobacco sales compliance checks for the fiscal year 2010/2011. Police Officers checked a total of 35 businesses and found 31 businesses to be in compliance. Four businesses failed the compliance check by selling tobacco to the underage volunteer. The following 4 persons sold cigarettes to an underage volunteer during the Tobacco Sales Compliance Checks:

• Slagel, Jennifer K. (f/w/ d.o.b. 7/7/1976 of 103 Pauline Ave., Crystal Lake, IL) was charged with Unlawful Sale of Tobacco Products to a Person Under the Age of Eighteen after she sold cigarettes to an underage volunteer at the CVS Pharmacy, 1305 Randall Road.
• Dev, Sandeep NMI, (m/w d.o.b. 08/25/1986 of 126 E. Wing Street #257, Arlington Heights, IL.) was charged with Unlawful Sale of Tobacco Products to a Person Under the Age of Eighteen after he sold cigarettes to an underage volunteer at the Oak Street Food & Liquor, 256 N. Oak Street.
• Tarczynski, Steven D. (m/w d.o.b 12/02/1986 of 530 S. Annandale Drive, Lake in The Hill’s, IL.) was charged with Unlawful Sale of Tobacco Products to a Person Under the Age of Eighteen after he sold cigarettes to an underage volunteer at the Jewel Osco, 6140 Northwest Hwy.
• Crawford, Richard R. (m/w d.o.b. 08/20/1943 of 1600 Thorneapple Lane, Algonquin, IL) was charged with Unlawful Sale of Tobacco Products to a Person Under the Age of Eighteen after he sold cigarettes to an underage volunteer at the Crystal Lake Shell, 220 E. Virginia Street.

All four are scheduled to appear before the City of Crystal Lake Administrative Law Judge for a hearing on November 12, 2010 @ 8:30 a.m.

The compliance checks are funded through a grant from the Illinois Liquor Control Commission.

Volunteers are instructed not to misrepresent their age and to show their actual Illinois Drivers License if asked for identification.

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By adjudicating it themselves, Crystal Lake officials keep all of the net revenue and the people cited do not get a criminal record.