Avon dive bars aren't really like Dive bars in cities like Torrington (Dawn's Getaway), Enfield or Vernon. Is Michael's in East Hartford still around? These bars make Hartford's "The Fed: and "Mad Dawgs: come on like upscale joints
One of my old favorites: Diggers in Enfield, CT. What a night
Thompsonville Drug Sweep Targets 30
ENFIELD — More than 30 suspected drug dealers were expected to be arrested Friday night and into this morning -- the culmination of four months of investigation by state and local police.
The sweep included a late-night raid at Diggers, a popular cafe in the middle of Thomsponville, Enfield's most troubled neighborhood, as well as arrests of people at their homes.
The police had gathered enough evidence to apply for 50 arrest warrants for 36 people, most from Enfield.
The most high-profile part of the sweep occurred shortly after 10 p.m., when a stream of about 20 marked and unmarked police cars turned down Pearl Street and onto High Street -- the center of Thomsponville. Dozens of officers got out and walked down High Street.
The officers stormed into Diggers, telling patrons to get on the floor and not to move. In a matter of minutes, some of the people inside the bar were being led out in handcuffs and placed in a waiting prisoner transport vehicle.
The scene attracted many curious neighbors. One Thompsonville resident watching the raid unfold from accross High Street screamed, ``It's about damn time!
