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Liquor Seized From Fairfield County Grocery Store, Owner, Employee Charged, Police Say Liquor Seized From Fairfield County Grocery Store, Owner, Employee Charged, Police Say
Liquor Seized From Fairfield County Grocery Store, Owner, Employee Charged, Police Say An owner and an employee were busted for allegedly selling more than just food at a Fairfield County grocery store. The incident took place in Bridgeport around 10 p.m., Friday, Dec. 16 at De Castillo Grocery Store at 1160 State St. The bust comes on the heels of an investigation conducted by the Bridgeport Police Department Narcotics & Vice Division into the illegal sale of alcohol, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran, of the Bridgeport Police. Although the store has a “grocery beer liquor permit” there is no valid permit to sell other forms of alcohol, Gilleran said. The department served a …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
New Arrest Made At Fairfield County Club Cited For Illegal Alcohol Sales Where Two Were Killed New Arrest Made At Fairfield County Club Cited For Illegal Alcohol Sales Where Two Were Killed
New Arrest Made At Fairfield County Club Cited For Illegal Alcohol Sales Where Two Were Killed A third person has been arrested in connection with the illegal alcohol sales at an after-hours club in Fairfield County in which two men were killed. But there have still been no arrests in the homicides. The murders took place around 1:56 a.m., Sunday, May 16, when police responded to the basement of the Temple of the Way - House of Worship on Main Street in Bridgeport on a report of shots fired, said Capt. Kevin Gilleran. Upon arrival patrol officers located 38-year-old Charles Dimples Barnes shot to death in the basement. Patrol officers also located 40-year-old Norman Charles Peters on…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Residents Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minors Fairfield County Residents Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minors
Fairfield County Residents Charged With Selling Alcohol To Minors Fourteen people from five counties as well as New York City have been ticketed for illegal alcohol sales following a compliance check of local retailers throughout Putnam County. Undercover members of the Sheriff’s Department’s Narcotics Enforcement Unit say they worked alongside the Putnam County Communities That Care Coalition to conduct a total of 89 spot checks on establishments that offer alcoholic beverages for sale for off-premises consumption. During these checks, an undercover and underage individual attempts to purchase alcohol from the establishment without showing proof of age a…

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by Valerie Musson