TBO.com - TBO is Tampa Bay Online

Bradenton Police Pull Liquor License Of Problematic Bar

Tribune photo by CHRIS URSO

Bradenton police and the state's Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco suspended Club RJ's liquor license today.

ADVERTISEMENT

TBO.com

Published: February 22, 2009

Law enforcement agencies suspended today the liquor license of a Bradenton bar where two slayings, 29 assaults and 25 drug complaints have occurred over the past 3 1/2 years.

Club RJ's, 720 Ninth Ave. W., is a business that had a "constant need for extra police presence," Bradenton Deputy Police Chief William Tokajer said in a written statement. "There is not a week that goes by that the police department does not have to respond to Club RJ's."

Tokajer said police spent about 500 man-hours answering emergency calls at the club over a six-month period. Cost to taxpayers was $24,000.

Club RJ's management, employees and patrons have been allowing drug sales at the business, Tokajer said. The bar is within 1,000 feet of several churches and day care centers.

The bar's liquor license was suspended today by Bradenton police and the state's Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco.

Share this:

Loading Comments...

Email Print

ADVERTISEMENT