By RENEE
FOX
Tribune
Chronicle
WARREN ä
A well-documented complainant of the II Hype Bar pleaded not guilty
Monday in Warren Municipal Court to a misdemeanor charge of
disturbing the peace after an incident around 11:30 p.m. Friday
night.
Police
knocked on Chris Alsbrookás door, 470 Summit St. N.W., after they
received a call about loud music at II Hype and, after arriving,
heard a loud alarm or siren coming from his neigh boring residence.
Alsbrook
is known to police, council members and reporters at the Tribune
Chronicle for calls regarding the volume of music and trash produced
by patrons at the establishment.
Police
stated in the report that the siren was so loud it was the only sound
that could be heard outside, in the vicinity of the bar.
âThis has
been an ongoing problem between Chris Alsbrook at 470 Summit St. and
the II Hype Bar,ã an officer wrote in the incident report. âI have
warned Alsbrook on several occasions about the alarm and how it was a
nuisance to the area and he was subject to arrest for it.ã
Alsbrook
could not be reached for comment.
But in
2013, Alsbrook told a Tribune Chronicle reporter the music was so
loud that it rattles his windows and vibrates items inside his home.
âAll we
are doing is asking them to lower the volume late at night,ã he
said. âThey put the speakers outside on its back patio.ã
In the
past, Alsbrook has circulated petitions to close the bar.
Also in
years past, Warren police officers have gone to Alsbrookás home with
devices to measure the sound levels and said they have always found
the volume within the limits allowed by the cityás noise ordinances.
Alsbrook claimed that was because bar operators turn down the volume
when police arrive.
Council
member Al Novak and Mayor Doug Franklin both have met with each side
to mediate their concerns over volume and other concerns at II Hype.
rfox@tribtoday.com
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