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Police write up 6 bars, 13 customers in Elkhart smoking ban sweep  

Nearly two years after a city smoking ban took effect -- and 10 months after an exemption for bars expired -- reports of violations are still coming in to the city.

So, Elkhart Police Department officials said, it was time to crack down.

Police visited 27 restaurants and bars Thursday night, checking to see if the rules of the city's clean air ordinance were being followed. They found 19 violators, issuing tickets to six businesses and 13 individuals.

"Based on the complaints we had received," said EPD spokesman Lt. Ed Windbigler, "we just figured it was time to go out and make sure everyone was in compliance."

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