WALLINGFORD, CT — Two Wallingford businesses were cited for illegally selling tobacco to a minor during a recent sting operation. On Nov. 4, the Wallingford Police Department’s Community Police Unit and staff members from the State of Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS), Tobacco Prevention and Enforcement Program (TPEP), conducted unannounced compliance inspections of establishments that sell tobacco products within Wallingford. The inspections were performed in an effort to determine compliance with state laws concerning the prohibition of the sale of cigarettes and/or tobacco products to youths under the age of 18, according to Sgt. Shelly Samselski. U... [Read more]