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Alcohol Consumption

No Coffee, No Bathroom: Starbucks Ends Open-Door Policy For Non-Customers No Coffee, No Bathroom: Starbucks Ends Open-Door Policy For Non-Customers
No Coffee, No Bathroom: Starbucks Ends Open-Door Policy For Non-Customers Starbucks is ending its open-door policy, prioritizing access for paying customers and employees. The coffeehouse chain will no longer allow just anyone to hang out in its cafes or use its bathrooms. Starbucks has created a new Coffeehouse Code of Conduct, requiring people to buy something to use the cafe, patio, or restrooms. Starbucks said it hopes the change will improve the overall coffeehouse experience. "We want everyone to feel welcome and comfortable in our stores," company spokesperson Sam Jefferies said in a statement to Daily Voice. "Implementing a Coffeehouse Code of Conduct i…
Girl Hospitalized After Supposed Keg Party In Darien: Police Girl Hospitalized After Supposed Keg Party In Darien: Police
Girl Hospitalized After Supposed Keg Party In Darien: Police A 19-year-old has been nabbed after police said he supplied other minors with a beer keg, leading one girl to be hospitalized. The Fairfield County incident occurred on Thursday, June 6 in Darien. At about 2:20 a.m., police arrived at a Long Neck Point Road home on reports of an intoxicated 18-year-old girl. A beer keg was found in the backyard of the house, which Ethan Eckert, age 19 of Darien, allegedly admitted to owning. The teen girl was taken to the hospital. Eckert was charged with a misdemeanor summons for permitting a minor to possess alcohol. Police added that no other s…
Man Charged With DUI After Crash In Fairfield County Man Charged With DUI After Crash In Fairfield County
Man Charged With DUI After Crash In Fairfield County A Fairfield County man was taken into custody for an alleged DUI after being involved in a one-car crash, police announced. In Darien, police served an active arrest warrant for Wilton resident Michael Sackstein, age 32, on Sunday, May 8, stemming from an incident in April. The crash was reported shortly before midnight on Tuesday, April 5 on Mansfield Avenue. Police said that on the night of the crash, officers responded to the scene, where they found the vehicle on the side of the road with its airbags deployed and Sackstein standing next to the vehicle. According to investigators, whi…
Man Allegedly Allowed Minors To Drink At Large Party In Wilton, Police Say Man Allegedly Allowed Minors To Drink At Large Party In Wilton, Police Say
Man Allegedly Allowed Minors To Drink At Large Party In Wilton, Police Say A 59-year-old man was arrested after allegedly allowing minors to drink during a large party in the area. Patrick Cropper, 59, of Wilton, was arrested on Friday, Dec. 20, when Wilton Police officers were dispatched to the area of Sturges Ridge Road for a report of a suspicious vehicle, police said. When officers arrived on the scene, they found that a party was taking place and when they approached the residence, a large group of people were seen running into an adjacent property, Wilton Police said. An investigation revealed that a large party involving minors was taking place on the prop…
Police Break Up Underage Drinking Party With 16 Teens In Area Police Break Up Underage Drinking Party With 16 Teens In Area
Police Break Up Underage Drinking Party With 16 Teens In Area Police in Fairfield County broke up a party filled with more than a dozen drinking teenagers following a noise complaint. Members of the Darien Police Department were dispatched to a Contentment Island home in Darien at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, where there was a report of a party with minors drinking alcohol. Police said that upon arrival at the home, one of the party-goers, a 17-year-old teenager was “clearly exhibiting signs of intoxication and had the odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his person.” According to police, the officers were informed that the …
Lifeguard From Fairfield County Rescues Three In Canoe Lifeguard From Fairfield County Rescues Three In Canoe
Lifeguard From Fairfield County Rescues Three In Canoe At the end of a long day on the beach, a 22-year-old lifeguard at a local beach club saved three fishermen who had capsized the canoe off Shippan Point. The event took place around 8 p.m. Saturday about 100 yards offshore of Woodway Beach Club, when lifeguard Morgan Carson of New Canaan saw what he thought was three men struggling in the water just off the point, said Stamford Police Sgt. Kevin Fitzgibbons. "He grabbed his rescue kayak and headed into the water to rescue the men," Fitzgibbons. When Carson reached the men they all had on life jackets but were intoxicated, so he he…