Police arrest young patrons during raid on Bridget’s

State Excise, and South Bend Police officers arrested an unde­ termined num ber o f persons for underage drinking Friday night at Bridget McGuire’s Filling Station. According to Bridget’s owner Terry Bower, approxim ately 20 police officers arrived at the bar around 11:30 p.m. and began checking the identification of bar patrons. Although South Bend police vice officers could not be reached for official comment, reports said that 13 underage drinkers were found inside the bar and 3 to 5 arrests were made. Bower said she was uncertain of any figures or if any o f those arrested were N otre Dame or Saint Mary’s students, saying that she had not yet spoken to the police. “ We had a uniformed police officer at the front door, so as far as we know those kids had fake ID’s and just didn’t show them to the police,” Bower said. “The guy at the door said that everyone who came in had an ID and we had both doors covered,, so the only thing that could have happened is that they had a fake ID and ditched it when the police came.” A former Bridget’s employee disputes Bower’s claim that both doors are “always covered.” “They can’t afford to hire people to cover both doors, so they tell the bartender to keep an eye on it,” the former employee said. “But people sneak in through there all the time.” Bower was uncertain as to what charges would be filed as a result of the raid, either against those arrested or against Bridget’s. “Generally, they’ll get back to me later in the week,” she said. %