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pg 2 RE: Liquor license continued; <br />3) MINNEAPOLIS NARCOTICS DIVISION phone 348-3455 <br />I checked with I.hc Minneapolis Narcotics Division to see if the <br />Uptown Bar and Cafe had a reputation for drug trafficing. I talked <br />to Lt. Fisher from the Narcotic Squad, he stated, that the Uptown <br />Bar and Cafe is (a standup bar with local clientele. He stated, that <br />no enforcement action is in progress at this time. He stated, that <br />there is normal drug traffic, that may be going on between clientele. <br />He stated, that there is no knowledge of the owners being involved. <br />4) MINNEAPOLIS ORGANIZED CRIME DIVISION phone 348-4856 <br />I checked on any organized criminal activities regarding the <br />Uptown Dar and Cafe and James A. Loosen. Personnel in the division <br />informed me that they had no information or rumors of any criminal <br />activities regarding the above. <br />11-8-82 <br />At approximately 11:00 AM, I drove down to the area of the Uptown <br />Bar and Cafe. I found that the Uptown Bar and Cafe was located on <br />the West side of Hennepin between Lake Street and West 31st Street. <br />Die area appears to be all commercial. The 3000 block of Hennepin <br />Ave. is made up of small businesses. On the North side of the Uptown <br />Bar and Cafe is a childrens shop called "City Kids " and on the South <br />side is the Suburban World Theater. <br />I talked to three local business people, Teresa Stein, works for City <br />Kids clothing store. She stated she doesn't know of any trouble the <br />Bar has caused her store or the area. Her only convent, derogatory, <br />was the fart of broken beer bottles on the sidewalks at times. I talked <br />to a Bel Castillo, Manager of the Hennepin Ave. Mobil Station, 31st <br />Street and Hennepin Ave. He stated .that the nightime patrons of the <br />Uptown Bar and Cafe use his station lot after he closes. THe patrons <br />have his approval to park there and he stated that he has had no <br />problems with the Bar or patrons. I then stopped by Morris and Chi <br />Food Market. This is located on Hennepin and 31st Street. THe Food <br />Market is opened up the latest as a retail store in the area. I met with <br />the owner Chris Muzet., He stated that he was on the Merchants Association <br />