Grand Island smoke shop sold vape device to minor, police say

LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – A Grand Island smoke shop was found in violation during a tobacco compliance check on Monday, police say.

School resource officers conducted a series of compliance checks due to the increased use of vaping tobacco by minors in Grand Island.

Four businesses were checked, and one of the businesses — Smoker’s Island Locust and Koenig streets  — sold a vape device to a minor, according to police.

The clerks who sold the device were cited on suspicion of selling tobacco to a minor, police said.