GREENSBORO N.C. -
Police Chief Tim Bellamy wants to permanently shut down the Lost Dimensions strip club at 510 Farragut Rd.
"With the exception of a medical facility, more lives have been lost or injured at this place than anywhere else in Greensboro," Bellamy stated.
A shooting death outside the club's parking lot Sunday is the latest in a long line of homicides, shootings and assaults. The club's name and owners have changed over the years, but Bellamy said police are all too familiar with location off Randleman Rd.
"I'd like to see it closed down and never opened again for any purpose," said Bellamy, who added his department has responded to 30 serious crimes at that address since 2006.
In 2007, after a murder in the parking lot and a shootout that hit two people and seven cars, the police dept and councilman Robbie Perkins begged the city to use the Nuisance Abatement Law to shut down Lost Dimensions.
City attorneys said at the time, they didn't have enough proof to move forward.
Perkins said not doing anything is just as dangerous
"How many people have to die before we do something?" Perkins asked. "(The) council needs to act, police need to act, city attorney needs to act, if we can get the D.A. to act would be nice too."
The last time the city used the Nuisance Abatement Law was in 2002-03, when then acting district attorney Stuart Albright shut down several massage parlors.
The city attorney said he can only explore using the law if he's directed by the council.
"With the exception of a medical facility, more lives have been lost or injured at this place than anywhere else in Greensboro," Bellamy stated.
A shooting death outside the club's parking lot Sunday is the latest in a long line of homicides, shootings and assaults. The club's name and owners have changed over the years, but Bellamy said police are all too familiar with location off Randleman Rd.
"I'd like to see it closed down and never opened again for any purpose," said Bellamy, who added his department has responded to 30 serious crimes at that address since 2006.
In 2007, after a murder in the parking lot and a shootout that hit two people and seven cars, the police dept and councilman Robbie Perkins begged the city to use the Nuisance Abatement Law to shut down Lost Dimensions.
City attorneys said at the time, they didn't have enough proof to move forward.
Perkins said not doing anything is just as dangerous
"How many people have to die before we do something?" Perkins asked. "(The) council needs to act, police need to act, city attorney needs to act, if we can get the D.A. to act would be nice too."
The last time the city used the Nuisance Abatement Law was in 2002-03, when then acting district attorney Stuart Albright shut down several massage parlors.
The city attorney said he can only explore using the law if he's directed by the council.
