WINTER HAVEN, Florida — A Winter Haven convenience store clerk was arrested for selling alcohol to a minor during an operation conducted by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on January 8, 2026.
Ashley Hunt, a 39-year-old employee at La La Food Mart on Havendale Boulevard, was charged with selling alcoholic beverages to a person under 21, a misdemeanor, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The operation, known as Operation Pop Top, involved deputies visiting six stores in the Winter Haven area to ensure compliance with ID checks for alcohol sales. A 16-year-old member of the Polk County Sheriff’s Office’s Cadet Unit 1000 assisted in the operation…