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SBSD - Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department
Wednesday December 8th, 2021 :: 05:13 p.m. PST

Advisory

Smoke Shop Employees Arrested After Selling Tobacco to Minors in Three Separate Incidents

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 /1:26 p.m. 

INCIDENT: PC 308(a)(1)(A)(i) - Selling Nicotine to Under Aged Minors

LOCATION: 1- 280 Highway 173 Lake Arrowhead
                     2 - 31972 Hilltop Boulevard Running Springs                                         3 -  24186 Lake Drive Crestline

SUSPECT(S): 
David Yohana, age 60,  Resident of Running Springs
Steven Mendiola, age 33,  Resident of Running Springs 
David Hansen, age 46,  Resident of Crestline 

VICTIM(S): State of California


SUMMARY: 
On Wednesday, December 8, 2021, deputies assigned to the Twin Peaks Station conducted a decoy operation at vape shops located in the Twin Peaks jurisdiction due to concerns of nicotine/tobacco products being sold to people under the age of twenty-one. Three suspects were arrested for selling nicotine products to the undercover decoy. 

David Yohana from the Vanity Vape, Steven Mendiola from the West Coast Vape Shop,and David Hansen from the Mountain Tobacco Shop were all arrested for violation of PC 308 (a)(1)(A)(i) - Selling Nicotine To Minors.

Anyone with information about these cases is asked to contact Deputy Omar Romero-Rios or Deputy Mark Sandoval of the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station at (909)336-0600.  Callers wishing to remain anonymous are urged to call the We-Tip Hotline at 1-800-78CRIME or you may leave information on the We-Tip Website at www.WETIP.com. 

Refer: Deputy Omar Romero-Rios or Deputy Mark Sandoval

Station: Twin Peaks Sheriff's Station  

Phone No. (909)336-0600

Case No. 052102025, 052102026, 052102027

SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department

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SBSD - Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department
26010 CA-189
Twin Peaks, CA 92391

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