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Brookfield Restaurant Forced To Allow Service Animals, Improve Accessibility After Complaints Brookfield Restaurant Forced To Allow Service Animals, Improve Accessibility After Complaints
Brookfield Restaurant Forced To Allow Service Animals, Improve Accessibility After Complaints A restaurant in Fairfield County will improve accessibility for disabled people and start allowing service animals after reaching a settlement with federal officials following complaints from a patron.  The owners of Down The Hatch, located in Brookfield at 292 Candlewood Lake Rd., have reached a settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut to resolve allegations that the restaurant was out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, US Attorney Vanessa Avery announced on Monday, Feb. 13.  The settlement stemmed from an A…

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Minivan Crashes Into DEA Agents: New Haven Man Faces Narcotics Distribution Charges Minivan Crashes Into DEA Agents: New Haven Man Faces Narcotics Distribution Charges
Minivan Crashes Into DEA Agents: New Haven Man Faces Narcotics Distribution Charges A New Haven man faces decades in prison for drug charges after crashing his minivan into a car being driven by federal agents who were surveilling him, officials said. New Haven resident Derrick Brock, age 36, also known as "Dereck Brock," is charged with intending to distribute fentanyl and crack cocaine and crashing his minivan into a vehicle containing federal Drug Enforcement Agency agents on Tuesday, Jan. 10, according to an announcement by Vanessa Avery, the US Attorney for the District of Connecticut.  On the day of the crash, around 5:20 a.m., DEA agents and New Haven Poli…

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