Polk County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a sales clerk at a Chevron on East Bridgers Avenue in Auburndale Tuesday, Nov. 10. The clerk sold alcohol to a 17-year-old during a compliance check, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The charge is selling alcohol to a person under 21, a misdemeanor.
The arrest was part of Operation Pop-Top. The ongoing Sheriff’s Office campaign checks whether stores sell alcohol to customers under 21. Deputies visited six convenience stores in the Auburndale and Winter Haven areas Tuesday. Five of them complied with the law…