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Sheriff urges suspension of Tiffany’s Eatery alcohol and restaurant licenses after repeated code and public-safety complaints
Summary
Richmond County deputies told the county commission the downtown restaurant Tiffany’s Eatery and Lounge repeatedly violated alcohol- and public-safety rules, prompting the sheriff to ask that the commission consider suspending its alcohol and restaurant licenses; commissioners moved the matter to the full commission for action next week.
The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office asked the county commission to consider suspending the alcohol and restaurant licenses for Tiffany’s Eatery and Lounge at 828 Broad Street after deputies recorded multiple violations and public disturbances this year.
Sheriff Brantley told the commission his deputies documented “serving alcohol past hours,” indoor smoking, large unruly crowds, illegal cover charges at the door being used to inflate “food sales,” unpermitted DJ activity and fights that carried outside the business. He told commissioners he had video evidence and a March 28 letter with specific incidents and asked the commission to “move forward with suspending the alcohol and restaurant license … to protect the public and uphold the integrity of our ordinances.”
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