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Panera Bread Closes Location In Fairfield County Panera Bread Closes Location In Fairfield County
Panera Bread Closes Location In Fairfield County A favorite food chain for many, especially for soup on a cold day, has closed one of its Connecticut locations. Panera Bread at the Trumbull Mall in Trumbull, closed on Tuesday, Jan. 9. "Unfortunately, Panera Bread did close last week, January 9," said mall management. "They had been a part of the Trumbull community since 2010, and we are certainly disappointed that they've made the decision to exit." Panera, who did not respond to requests for information regarding the closure, has stayed busy most of the time. "We're optimistic, however, about the potential for the space and look forwar…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
CT Woman Arrested For Leaving 2-Year-Old In Car, Police Say CT Woman Arrested For Leaving 2-Year-Old In Car, Police Say
CT Woman Arrested For Leaving 2-Year-Old In Car, Police Say A 23-year-old woman was arrested after allegedly leaving her 2-year-old daughter in a vehicle while she was inside Panera Bread. The incident took place in New Haven County around noon on Tuesday, Aug. 24 when the Milford Police were called to the restaurant at 1627 Boston Post Road after the child was found in the car, police said. The child's mother, identified as New London County resident Katie Ayala, age 23, of the Town of Bozrah, Connecticut, left the toddler in the vehicle for more than seven minutes, police said. She was arrested and charged with leaving a child under the age of 12…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man, Woman Accused Of Using Credit Cards Taken From Wallet Stolen At Panera Bread In Fairfield Man, Woman Accused Of Using Credit Cards Taken From Wallet Stolen At Panera Bread In Fairfield
Man, Woman Accused Of Using Credit Cards Taken From Wallet Stolen At Panera Bread In Fairfield Do you know them? A man and woman are wanted for allegedly using credit cards stolen from the wallet of a purse at Panera Bread in Fairfield, Fairfield Police said. The wallet was stolen at about 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, according to police. At approximately 3 p.m., the credit cards taken from the wallet were used at both Target and the Apple Store within the Westfield Trumbull Mall, police said. Surveillance video shows a Hispanic male and female using the credit cards. (See first image above.) The two may have been operating a newer model white SUV, possibly a Ford Edge. (…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Suspect On Loose After Robbery At Panera Bread On Post Road Suspect On Loose After Robbery At Panera Bread On Post Road
Suspect On Loose After Robbery At Panera Bread On Post Road A suspect is still on the loose following a robbery attempt at Panera Bread on Post Road, police say. Westport Police were dispatched to Panera Bread (1860 Post Road East) on a report of an attempted robbery on Friday, Oct. 25 around 9 p.m. Further investigation revealed that the suspect, who allegedly fled prior to officer arrival, entered through the front door and approached an employee at the service counter, according to police. While displaying a box cutter, police say the man instructed the employee not to move and then walked him to the rear of the establishment past other employee…

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by Valerie Musson
Police & Fire
Woman Used Credit Cards From Wallet Stolen At Panera In Westport, Police Say Woman Used Credit Cards From Wallet Stolen At Panera In Westport, Police Say
Woman Used Credit Cards From Wallet Stolen At Panera In Westport, Police Say A woman has been charged after police say she used credit cards from a wallet stolen at Panera in Westport. Andrea Soledad Lopez-Poblete, 43, of Queens was arrested on Wednesday, July 10 following a nearly two-year investigation of a stolen wallet. Westport Police say they responded to the Panera Bread on Post Road East on a report of a theft from a wallet on Saturday, September 16, 2017. The victim told police she noticed her wallet was missing shortly after leaving the restaurant. Upon returning, she was told that her wallet had been turned in. After receiving her wallet from the restaur…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Support Pours In For Family Of Firefighter, 22, Killed In Fairfield Crash Support Pours In For Family Of Firefighter, 22, Killed In Fairfield Crash
Support Pours In For Family Of Firefighter, 22, Killed In Fairfield Crash A GoFundMe page has since been set up for the family of a  22-year-old volunteer firefighter in Fairfield County who was killed in a single-car crash over the weekend. Austin Buoni, a Stratford resident and 2014 graduate of Bunnell High School, worked with both the Shelton and Trumbull fire departments. He also graduated from the Valley Fire Chiefs Regional Training School. Buoni, who attended Housatonic Community College, worked at Panera Bread for more than a year. The crash occurred around 1:40 a.m. on Kings Highway East at the intersection of Chestnut Stree, Town of Fairfield Police sa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Details Released In Fairfield Crash That Killed Man, 22 Details Released In Fairfield Crash That Killed Man, 22
Details Released In Fairfield Crash That Killed Man, 22 Details have been released regarding the crash that killed a 22-year-old man early Saturday morning in the Town of Fairfield. The single-vehicle crash occurred around 1:40 a.m. on Kings Highway East at the intersection of Chestnut Stree, Town of Fairfield Police said. Preliminary investigation revealed that Austin J. Buoni of Stratford was the sole occupant operating a 2005 Nissan Altima traveling eastbound on Kings Highway East when he lost control of his vehicle and began to slide across the eastbound travel lane before striking a utility pole off the right side of the road where the vehi…

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by Joe Lombardi
Obituaries
22-Year-Old Fairfield County Firefighter Killed In Crash 22-Year-Old Fairfield County Firefighter Killed In Crash
22-Year-Old Fairfield County Firefighter Killed In Crash Click here for an updated story: Details Released In Fairfield Crash That Killed Man, 22 A 22-year-old volunteer firefighter in Fairfield County who was killed in a crash over the weekend is being remembered for his dedication, intelligence and sense of humor. Austin Buoni, a Stratford resident and 2014 graduate of Bunnell High School, worked with both the Shelton and Trumbull fire departments, according to a Facebook post from Valley Fire Chiefs Regional Training School, where Buoni also graduated. "He was an excellent student, and just a great kid outside of the classroom," t…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Panera Bread Announces National Recall Of Cream Cheese Products Panera Bread Announces National Recall Of Cream Cheese Products
Panera Bread Announces National Recall Of Cream Cheese Products Panera Bread has announced a nationwide recall of a popular cream cheese product “out of an abundance of caution.” Officials announced a “nationwide, preemptive, voluntary recall” of all two ounce and eight-ounce cream cheese products sold in its bakery-cafes after “samples of one variety of cream cheese from a single production day showed a positive result for the presence of Listeria monocytogenes.” Officials said that tests on cream cheese samples manufactured both before and after the production run in question have all come back negative. No illnesses have been reported. The recall inc…

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by Zak Failla