Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Illinois State Police (ISP) Zone 8 Commander Holly Finney announces the results of Alcohol Countermeasure Enforcement (ACE) surveillance at various establishments in Effingham County during April. These details were conducted to determine which businesses may be selling alcoholic beverages to minors (persons under 21 years of age). The ultimate goals are to enforce underage drinking laws and save lives by preventing impaired driving crashes and fatalities.
Twenty-one total locations were surveilled in Effingham County. Four establishments were involved in the sale of alcoholic beverage to a minor.
Business Name / Address / City Name of Employee:
Ping’s Tavern, 102 W. Main Street, Teutopolis, IL
-Kimberly A. Runde, 46 of Teutopolis
Los Arcos JT, 500 W. Main Street, Teutopolis, IL 62467
-Juan L. Angel, 47 of Effingham
Wheat Penny, 214 E. Jefferson Avenue, Effingham, IL 62401
-Kandaice D. Dyer, 24 of Charleston
Wandering Whistler Café, 221 W. Jefferson Avenue, Effingham, IL 62401
-Ashley N. Althiser, 36 of Effingham
The employees were cited for Unlawful Delivery of Alcoholic Liquor to a Minor, a Class A misdemeanor. The public is reminded that all defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. The ISP commends establishments and their employees which do not sell alcohol to minors. This project is funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation.
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