Minutes - Council - 04/06/1999 - Special

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Ramsey Police Department Supplemental Investigation Report 99-048865 On March 19, 1999, at 01:30 hours, I overheard Central Communications dispatch Officer Erdman of the Ramsey Police Department to 7550 Hwy 10,- Diamond's Sport's Bar, on an anonymous report of females stripping at the above location. The anonymous report also indicated that the strippers were from Cutting Edge Entertainment. Officer Erdman and myself arrived approximately 5 minutes later, we observed several vehicles in the parking lot of the location. We both attempted to gain entry to the location by the front door and observed that the front doors were locked. We looked through the windows of the front doors and could observe nobody inside the bar and no strippers. There were no other windows in the front of the bar to look inside to see if any activity was taking place. I then walked to the south side of the bar and located that the entire rear of the bar was contained within a 8' chain link fence. I climbed over the 8' chain link fence and walked to the rear of the location, where I did observe some windows and two doors. I looked inside the windows and observed near the stage location, two females who were totally nude dancing for several males that were seated around a table and for two males that were on the dance floor, one seated in a chair and one lying on the floor. One of the females was straddling the male that was sitting on the chair and one of the females was squatting over the male that was lying on the floor. I observed that the females were holding several dollar bills in each hand. I then walked up to the rear door and found the door to be unlocked and had entered the establishment and did observe that there were several individuals sitting around a table near the stage. They did have glasses in front of them filled with a liquid, unknown if it was alcohol or not or unknown if they were glasses left from other patrons after the bar had closed. I did observe again that there were two females totally naked dancing on the stage area and that there was music being played at the time. I did observe several other employees at the bar and they appeared to be cleaning the bar and closing the bar down. I then met with one of the owner's of the bar, Gary John Moreau, ~ He indicated that all the individuals in the bar at the time were employees of the bar and indicated that the bar was closed. He indicated that the females were part of his 40th birthday party, which he was holding for him and his employees after the bar had closed. I advised him that I was unsure if he was in violation of city code and city ordinance. But I did indicate that this activity would most likely be frowned upon by the city counsel and that it would be advisable for him to shut the party down at this point so that we could conduct an investigation and see whether this type of activity was allowed by city ordinance or city code. He agreed and voluntarily had the party shut down and had everyone leave. While employees remained behind to continue closing down the bar, Officer Erdman and I then went out the front door of the bar and waited in the parking lot and did observe several people leave the bar. Approximately minutes later, the owner, Gary John Moreau, again met