Café Rumba Shuttered By State, Cops Say It's 'Threat To Public Safety'

The action follows a gunfire incident in the overnight hours Monday that resulted in two arrests. Consumer Protection Commissioner Bryan T. Cafferelli signed a summary suspension of the liquor permit following a letter from East Haven Deputy Police Chief Patrick Tracy. In that referral, Tracy noted that in addition to the gunfire incident this week, since April 2021, there have been "23 other instances where police either conducted a drug investigation, or responded to calls pertaining to fights, unruly crowds, and assaults." "One such incident involved the unlawful discharge of...