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Licensing committee recommends nonrenewal of La Cueva’s licenses after year of violence and safety complaints
Summary
The Milwaukee Licensing Committee voted to recommend the nonrenewal of La Cueva’s tavern and related licenses after repeated incidents — including fights, a shooting and crowd-control problems — and repeated neighborhood complaints.
The Licensing Committee recommended nonrenewal of La Cueva’s licenses after reviewing police reports, eyewitness testimony and video evidence that committee members said showed recurring public-safety problems at the restaurant and bar at 2537 W. National Ave.
Committee members said the decision was driven by repeated incidents since the business opened, including large, late-night fights, a shooting in which a patron and a security guard were wounded, multiple police premise checks, and instances where the business did not provide immediately-usable video surveillance to investigators. Aldermanic and neighborhood witnesses told the committee crowds from the bar block local streets, leave trash and create noise and disorder that disturb long-term residents.
Alderwoman José G.…
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