Saturday, March 16, 2013
Tri-Cities residents, Patch wants to hear from you on the issues that affect you and your neighbors.
Welcome to Tri-Cities Talk—a new feature in which we ask our Facebook fans to share their views on current issues facing Geneva, Batavia and St. Charles. Every week, we get the conversation started by taking a look back at a question we asked the Tri-Cities community the week before on local Patch Facebook pages. There have been several stories in the news recently related to fights and other bad behavior at Tri-Cities bars. Some say the city must increase regulation and enforcement, while others insist that bar owners and staff add to the problem by overserving customers. Many others argue that individuals are solely responsible for their own behavior. That brings us to this week's question: Take a look at what people had to say and join …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Incident involved DUI charges after an accident involving a Beehive patron.
Friday’s incident well could fuel the St. Charles City Council’s doubts about the efforts of tavern and bar owners to help clear up alcohol-related problems in the downtown area. According to the report, police actually saw Kathryn Dale Doepke, 22, of the 100 block of South 3rd Street, after she left The Beehive Tavern, 204 W. Main St. According to reports, an officer saw her slip and fall down in the snow as she headed toward her vehicle, but she got right up, apparently unhurt. She then headed into a parking lot, got into her vehicle and drove south on 3rd Street. An officer decided to follow Doepke after observing she was driving down the center lane. Police said Doepke stopped for a stop sign and again for a red light at Main and 3rd, …
St. Charles police send report to Liquor Commission after Beehive patron drove into a parked car shortly after leaving pub. The driver's blood-alochol content was three times greater than the legal limit, police said.
St. Charles police have forwarded a report to the city Liquor Commission after a woman had an accident within minutes of leaving The Beehive Tavern, 204 W. Main St., early Friday. No one was hurt in the crash, but police said the woman’s blood-alcohol content was three times the legal limit. Police described the woman, whose blood-alcohol content was .248, as “extremely intoxicated,” and the report concludes that the tavern either overserved alcohol to the woman or allowed her to remain on the premises in an intoxicated state, both of which violate the city’s liquor code. Kathryn Dale Doepke, 22, of the 100 block of South 3rd Street, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, DUI with a blood-alcohol content greater than .08…
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Mayor Donald DeWitte and Police Chief Jim Lamkin praise efforts by bar owners to come up with solution to drunken brawls, other issues.
It appears that the city and downtown St. Charles bar owners have reached an agreement that will keep bars open until 2 a.m. but make strides toward combatting drunken brawls, public intoxication and the over-serving of alcohol to customers. There remain a number of details to work out, but Mayor Donald DeWitte and Police Chief Jim Lamkin told the council the results of two meetings with local bar owners have been productive. DeWitte specifically praised the bar owners for not only coming to the table with the city to talk, but also to listen to the city’s concerns. “We have compiled a list of some things that we really believe would improve things if we put these in place,” Lamkin told the City Council committee. Some items on the list, …
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Bar owners, St. Charles officials hope to nail down details on a solution to street brawls and over-serving of alcohol before the City Council meets as the Government Services Committee on Monday.
St. Charles officials and local bar and restaurant owners hope to present the City Council with a proposal they hope will end much of the brawling and troubles with “extremely intoxicated” individuals after midnight in the downtown area. City officials and liquor license holders already have met one to review the problem that prompted Mayor Donald DeWitte, the city liquor commissioner, to propose the city cut back bar hours from a 2 a.m. closing time to 1 a.m. He made the proposal after a spike in brawls involving “extremely intoxicated individuals,” including at least one in which a police officer was assaulted but not seriously injured. His proposal, which the City Council was to vote on Sept. 4, brought out many bar and restaurant …
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Free drinks offer draws ire of other downtown bars feeling City Council pressure. Liquor license holder cited with two violations.
It would appear that at least a few downtown St. Charles liquor license holders have taken to heart the City Council’s proposed crackdown on over serving alcohol and a proliferation of drunken brawls in recent months. Saturday, one downtown bar owner told police he and another bar manager had received information from their customers that the Alibi, 12 N. 3rd St., was serving free drinks form commercial purposes and was even advertising it, both of which are prohibited by the state liquor code, according to police. Police issued one citation on each of the charges to Richard A. Simpson Jr., 33, of Downers Grove, who told officers he was the holder of the Alibi’s liquor license. According to a police report on the incident, officers were …
Sunday, September 9, 2012
St. Charles police responded to three fights and a man passed out in a downtown parking lot over the Labor Day weekend, just before the City Council tabled action on a proposal to require bars to close at 1 a.m.
Mitch Dinges
10:36 pm on Thursday, March 21, 2013
Would it be wrong to have the police walk throught the bars sometime in St. Charles to make a presence. Its called walking the beat. Those that are drunk enough to divulge themselves to the police will be taken care of responsibly and those imbibng just may curtail their intake. more ›