![]() Neighbors consider Rose Garden to be a hub of criminal activity. Rose Garden-located at Northeast 137th Street and Lake City Way-has, according to a letter signed by a Seattle Police Department representative, become the source of "a pervasive pattern of activity that threatens the public health, safety, and welfare of the city." Last week-in a rare example of a nightlife crackdown that appears to be justified-City Attorney Thomas Carr's office filed an objection to the renewal of Rose Garden's liquor license, scheduled to expire April 30.Īccording to documents provided by the city, Rose Garden-on the edge of the North Seattle neighborhood known to area residents and police as "Little Beirut" -was the site of 10 violent incidents in the first nine months of 2008. After a months-long investigation by the Seattle Police Department, the city attorney's office is attempting to shut down a Lake City bar owned by former federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officer Salvador Chavarria Jr.
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