Dearborn Club Could Lose Liquor License Over Violence

DEARBORN, MI – The attorney for Liv Lounge, which some Dearborn residents say attracts gang activity, fights and other violence and should be shut down, says the club at 21961 Michigan Ave. is being unfairly targeted.

Dearborn residents are increasingly worrying that several clubs in the same vicinity of are making the area unsafe, the Detroit Free Press reports.

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One example of their worries came last weekend, when a Sterling Heights woman allegedly fired a gun twice during a fight in the parking lot of Post Bar, which is about a block away from Liv Lounge. In February, police offered a $1,000 reward after one person was shot on a crowded dance floor after getting into a fight with another person at Liv Lounge.

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Reagan Ford, of Dearborn, told the Free Press residents of West Dearborn, and especially those who live near Liv Lounge and other clubs, “are furious at the criminal and drug activity taking place at these establishments.”

"From shootings, to gang fights, to loud music, to drug abuse, to parking issues, it is nothing but a nuisance that must be stopped,” Ford said.

A notice of the hearing notes "a pattern of patron conduct in the neighborhood of the licensed premises which is in violation of the law and/or disturbs the peace, order and tranquility of the neighborhood."

Liv Lounge attorney Amir Makled said the club is willing to stop having live radio broadcasts from the club and work with the city in other ways to stay open.

"We tried to reach out to the city to alleviate their concerns and put together a plan," he said told the Free Press. "We offered to close the facility for a short while to meet with the city regularly to increase security, to have a security component approved by Dearborn police."

» Read more about this on the Detroit Free Press.