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After multiple stabbings tied to parking‑lot disturbances, Squire owners agree to private security and board will revisit in 30 days
Summary
Following two January stabbing incidents in the Squire parking lot and repeated calls from police for better deterrence, the board required owners to contract private security for the parking lot, removed the police detail, and asked the owners to submit a security plan for review in 30 days.
A contested Licensing Board hearing over violence and security at The Squire, 604 Squire Road, ended with the club’s owners agreeing to hire a private security firm for the parking lot and to provide a security plan to the board; the board and police will revisit compliance in 30 days.
Chief David Callahan of the Revere Police Department described two “substantial incidents” in January where victims suffered life‑threatening stab wounds in the Squire parking lot and officers provided advanced medical aid. “It’s a public safety issue,” Callahan said, and warned that without additional measures “you’re gonna have somebody there’s gonna be a homicide there, sooner or later.” He told the board the incidents had imposed a significant operational burden on Revere patrols and on mutual‑aid resources.
Owner/manager Robert (Rob) Depiza and manager Peter Depiza contested some…
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