Thursday, March 14, 2013
Arbee's offers several new and hard-to-find varieties, plus a make-your-own six-pack option for anyone looking to try new brews without spending a lot.
Arbee's owner Ashok Patel gives a tour of the new and popular beer in the Douglas Avenue liquor store. Sprecher Hard Root Beer This is a harder-to-find offering from Milwaukee-based Sprecher Brewery, Patel said. Arbee's was one of only a handful of stores in Racine and Kenosha who carried it. Based off the popular root beer—but with an alcoholic kick—this is a popular choice this time of year. Redd's Apple Ale This is a "very refreshing" apple ale, Patel said, that tastes less like a traditional hard cider and more like a refreshing malt beverage. Beck's Sapphire Another popular choice, this beer has a 6 percent alcohol content, about 50 percent higher than most beers. Irish brews Arbee's has plenty of Guinness to go around (and Patel …
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Five Liquor License holders failed a compliance check this spring.
The Legislative and Licensing Committee gave a stern talking to business owners and agents who failed compliance check, but approved all five licenses Tuesday, June 14. Earlier this month, the Village Board denied liquor licenses for: Arbee's Liquor Inc., 4606 Douglas Ave., Racine; 7 mile Fredericks Food Mart, 7952 Hwy 41, Caledonia; Rudy's North, 3303 St. Paul St., Franksville; Pilot Travel Center, 13712; Northwestern Ave., Franksville; Sai Mart, 13600 7 Mile Rd., Caledonia. The five businesses failed to ask for proof of age when a person under the age of 21 tried to buy alcohol.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Man says he robbed five stores.
Police have arrested a man who confessed to robbing four gas stations in Racine and and a liquor store in Caledonia. Faheed Babwari, 25, of Racine, robbed Arbee's Liquor store, 4604 Douglas Avenue at 4:15 p.m. Feb. 3, Open Pantry, 3411 Spring St. on Jan. 30, High St. Foods, 704 High St. on Feb. 21, Xpress Food Mart, 2418 Douglas Ave., and Speedway, 2110 S. Greenbay Rd. on Feb. 24. David Malison, an investigator with the Caledonia Police Department, said the man’s family positively identified Babwari in a surveillance video just days after the Arbee’s Liquor robbery. Police and family members asked for Babwari to come to the police station for an interview for weeks, but he failed to do so. Malison asked for a search warrant to be issued …
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
A warrant for the man's arrest is likely, police say.
Despite police efforts to talk with the man, a chief suspect in a robbery case is still at large. Faheed Babwari, 25, of Racine, is suspected of robbing Arbee's Liquor store, 4604 Douglas Avenue at 4:15 p.m. Feb. 3. David Malison, an investigator with the Caledonia Police Department, said the man’s family has positively identified Babwari in a surveillance video of the incident. Police and family members asked for Babwari to come to the police station for an interview for weeks, but he has failed to do so. Malison said he’s asking for a warrant to be issued for Babwari’s arrest. However, at this point one has not been issued. When the robbery took place, Ashok Patel, owner of the store, said his sister was working at the time Babwari came …
Friday, February 4, 2011
Man allegedly took money from Arbee's Liquor store last night.
Police have released a video of a suspect in a robbery that happened at Arbee's Liquor store, 4604 Douglas Avenue at 6 p.m. Thursday night. According to preliminary reports, the Caledonia Police Department is searching for a man described as either Asian or Indian, having brown shoulder length hair, about 5-foot 11-inches tall, in his 30s and weighing about 200 pounds. The man was last seen wearing a puffy winter coat, a white long-sleeved T-shirt, blue jeans with colored rear pockets and white tennis shoes. The man left in either a Ford Explorer or Mountaineer with no license plates. The vehicle is described as either a late 1990s or early 2000 model. For more details on the robbery, click here. If anyone has any information, please call…
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Owner said the man distracted his sister and took off with cash he took from the register.
Arbee’s Liquor, 4606 Douglas Ave., was robbed of an undisclosed amount of cash at about 6 p.m. Thursday night. Caledonia Police are still searching for a suspect. Ashok Patel, owner of the store, said his sister was working at the time a man came in and said he was planning a large party. What surprised Patel was that the man spoke Hindi. “He said he was having a big party and he was shopping for a lot of things. He said, ‘Can you help me?’ So my sister got a trolley for him. He asked for more cases of beer and he wanted to send her near the cooler.” The woman was near the cooler when the man went behind the register, opened it, took the cash and left the store. “He didn’t have a weapon and he didn’t hurt us,” Patel said. “He just went …
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Thursday, February 3, 2011
Man distracted clerk while he stole cash
Arbee’s Liquor, 4606 Douglas Ave., was robbed of cash at about 6 p.m. tonight. According to preliminary reports, the Caledonia Police Department is searching for a man described as either Asian or Indian, about 5-foot 11-inches tall, in his 30s and about 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a puffy winter coat, a white long-sleeved T-shirt, blue jeans with colored rear pockets and white tennis shoes. The man left in either a Ford Explorer or Mountaineer with no license plates. The vehicle is described as either a late 1990s or early 2000 model. The man allegedly cased the store for 45-minutes before committing the crime. He distracted the clerk before taking cash from the register by asking about various beers. When the clerk went into the…
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