![]() ![]() Undercover narcotics officers also repeatedly visited the bar, purchasing crack cocaine from customers as well as one man who claimed to be an employee of the bar. and hid it behind the building so he would not find it." ![]() ![]() According to a police report about the incident, owner Chun Chavarria "grabbed the ax. In another incident in February 2008, a patron was kicked out by one of Rose Garden's owners after a fight and allegedly came back later carrying an ax. In 2008, police responded to multiple reports of fights at the bar, including one fight in which a bouncer was stabbed. A sign above the bathrooms emphatically states "one at a time," while another sign above the bar's back door-which leads to the deck where, according to the city's letter, one patron was beaten and robbed last May-states that patrons "must" purchase something to be allowed on the bar's back deck. A strange collection of stuffed animals sits in a dark corner at the back of the bar. The bar's dank interior-which still has a lingering smell from the pre-smoking-ban days-is filled with pool and foosball tables, and is mostly lit with aging neon beer signs. Neighbors consider Rose Garden to be a hub of criminal activity. Rose Garden-located at Northeast 137th Street and Lake City Way-has, according to a letter signed by a Seattle Police Department representative, become the source of "a pervasive pattern of activity that threatens the public health, safety, and welfare of the city." Last week-in a rare example of a nightlife crackdown that appears to be justified-City Attorney Thomas Carr's office filed an objection to the renewal of Rose Garden's liquor license, scheduled to expire April 30.Īccording to documents provided by the city, Rose Garden-on the edge of the North Seattle neighborhood known to area residents and police as "Little Beirut" -was the site of 10 violent incidents in the first nine months of 2008. After a months-long investigation by the Seattle Police Department, the city attorney's office is attempting to shut down a Lake City bar owned by former federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officer Salvador Chavarria Jr. ![]()
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