Elmhurst Police Crack Down on Sale of Tobacco and Alcohol to Minors

Elmhurst police cracked down last week on retailers selling alcohol and cigarettes to minors during a liquor and tobacco compliance check March 10. The following were charged on that day:

Sale of Alcohol to Minors

Danielle Smalec, 31, 2021 S. Wolf Road #309, Hillside, was charged with unlawful sale of alcohol to a minor while she was working at Sals, 695 W. St. Charles Road, at 7:51 p.m. She was released on I-bond.

Thomas Guinan, 46, 483 Evergreen, Elmhurst, was charged with unlawful sale of alcohol to a minor while bartending at Knights of Columbus, 537 S. York, at 8:04 p.m. He was released on I-bond.

Salvatore Collura, 64, 40 S. Garden, Roselle, was charged with selling alcohol to two minors at Nancy’s Restaurant, 940 N. York Road, at 4:01 p.m. He was released on I-bond.

Ylli Bandula, 44, 903 S. York St., was charged with serving alcohol to two minors at Angelos, 247 N. York St., at 4:47 p.m. He was released on I-bond.

Maria Perez-Santa, 40, 3039 W. Avers, Chicago, was charged with selling alcohol to two minors at The Standard Restaurant, 116 E. Schiller St., at 5:12 p.m. She was released on I-bond.

Lizbeth Estrada, 30, 505 W. St. Charles Road, Elmhurst, was charged with serving alcohol to two minors at Chipotle, 139 N. York St., at 5:21 p.m. She was released on I-bond.

Sale of Tobacco to Minors

Mohammed Amin, 58, 515 N. West Ave., was charged with selling cigarettes to a minor at York Cigarettes, 954 N. York Road, at 4:01 p.m. He was released on bond.

Gloria Quiroga, 54, 1002 N. Boxwood Unit B, Mount Prospect, was charged with selling tobacco to a minor at DuPage Tobacco, 191 E. Butterfield, at 4:09 p.m. She was released on bond.

Mohammed Ahmed, 62, 9123 Potter Road, Des Plaines, was charged with selling tobacco to a minor at the Clark station, 168 N. Addison, at 5:10 p.m. He was released on I-bond.

Rafiq Jaka, 61, 1510 President, Glendale Heights, was charged with selling tobacco to a minor at York Cigarette Center, 573 N. York, at 4:21 p.m. He was released on I-bond.

Jae Lee, 54, 777 Royal St. George Apt. 319, Naperville, was charged with selling tobacco to a minor at Shell, 301 W. Butterfield Road, at 4:27 p.m. Lee was released on I-bond.

Daniel Gonu, 23, 576 Babcock, Elmhurst, was charged with selling tobacco to a minor at Powermart, 572 W. Lake St., at 4:35 p.m. He was released on I-bond.

Hashim Taza, 37, 3 Wheaton Center Apt. 617, Wheaton, was charged with selling tobacco to a minor at Gas Stop, 575 S. York Road, at 4:49 p.m. Taza was released on I-bond.

Joan Golden, 50, 127 Clara, Elmhurst, was charged with selling tobacco to a minor at Marathon, 260 N. York St., at 4:56 p.m. She was released on I-bond.

Abraham Pallivathukal, 67, 728 N. Geneva, Elmhurst, was charged with selling tobacco to a minor at Shell, 103 W. Third St., at 5:02 p.m. He was released on I-bond.

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