{"id":36335,"date":"2023-09-26T20:40:05","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T00:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=36335"},"modified":"2023-09-26T20:40:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T00:40:10","slug":"two-sales-clerks-were-arrested-for-illegal-alcohol-sales-during-a-special-operation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/09\/26\/two-sales-clerks-were-arrested-for-illegal-alcohol-sales-during-a-special-operation\/","title":{"rendered":"Two sales clerks were arrested for illegal alcohol sales during a special operation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"651\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/operation-pop-top.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/operation-pop-top.png 870w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/operation-pop-top-300x224.png 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/operation-pop-top-768x575.png 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office checked another six stores on Monday, September 25, 2023, as part of the ongoing Operation Pop-Top.<br><br>The deputies are assisted by a high-school student who attempts to purchase an alcoholic beverage from the stores; this is done to ensure that the stores and clerks are being compliant with state law which prohibits the sale of alcohol to people under 21 years of age.<br><br>The students who assist in the operation are members of the PCSO Explorers. The program is for high-school children who are interested in a career in law enforcement.<br><br>During Monday&#8217;s checks, they visited stores in the Lake Wales and Dundee areas, with four of the stores refusing to sell to the student.<br><br>Two sales clerks were arrested after they sold an alcoholic beverage to a 17-year-old student. The arrested clerks were:\u00a065-year old Jagrani Ramcharran, a sales clerk at the Citgo station at 302 East Main Street in Dundee, and 21-year-old Leah Ormond, a sales clerk at the WaWa store at 23623 US 27 in Lake Wales.<br><br>Both clerks were charged with selling alcoholic beverages to a person under 21 years old, a misdemeanor.<br><br>&#8220;It&#8217;s a big responsibility of sales clerks and stores, to make sure that they refuse to sell alcohol to anyone under 21. It&#8217;s a safety issue for the children of our community, and that&#8217;s why we do these checks frequently.&#8221;\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Grady Judd, Sheriff<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff&#8217;s Office checked another six stores on Monday, September 25, 2023, as part of the ongoing Operation Pop-Top. 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