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March 27, 2024

Southington bar loses liquor license after two employees stabbed

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By Andrew Larson

A Southington bar has lost its liquor license after a large fight that left two employees with stab wounds over the weekend.

The state Department of Consumer Protection said police responded to the bar and grill, 75 Center, located at 75 Center St., on Saturday and found a violent scene.

On Monday, the DCP suspended the establishment’s liquor license indefinitely.

“It is clear from the incident last weekend, the repeated calls for service and the additional complaints received by our office that 75 Center is not operated in a manner that meets the expectations and responsibilities that come with holding a liquor permit in our state,” DCP Commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli said.

Southington Police Chief John Daly wrote a letter to DCP that said his department has responded to calls at 75 Center nine times in the last year.

“These calls for service include: patrons overdosing on drugs inside the establishment, physical altercations that started inside the establishment and spill out onto the sidewalk in front of the establishment, intoxicated patrons passing out inside the establishment and needing medical attention, two calls [involving patrons] . . . leaving the establishment and then pulled firearms out and pointed them at people in front of the establishment, [and] patrons with firearms inside the establishment,” Daly wrote.

75 Center is the second Connecticut restaurant/bar to have its liquor license suspended after a violent altercation in the last week. 

Last week, an East Hartford bar’s liquor permit was suspended indefinitely following a fatal shooting during a melee at the establishment.

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