WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — Warner Robins Police say the nightclub 'Cru' has become a public safety concern, and now they're looking to revoke the club's business license.
Just two weeks ago, three women were wounded in the Cru parking lot. Police say it started with two women arguing over a man. They say the suspect, 24-year-old Katlyn Green knew the three people she shot.
Green is in the Houston County Jail facing three counts of aggravated assault.
Police Chief Wayne Fisher says the problems runs deeper than this one incident.
"There's been multiple events, aggravated assault, shootings, stabbings. There's been a homicide out there," Fisher shared.
The homicide happened back in June of 2022, and claimed the life of a 24-year-old.
"From January 2022 to present there were 146 events that took place at the property that required police response," he said.
Department investigators compared that to four other similar businesses in the city. He says similar establishments have had less than half the number of complaints and no homicides.
Fisher says they also don't have licensed security. Last month they arrested a man working under an expired security license.
"There were five cases where we could prove he had been working out of the scope of his license," he shared.
Fisher says the Warner Robins Police Department has taken steps to help the business owner with safety, including placing signs. He says in the past officers were even hired by the business owner to patrol the establishment.
"Those that chose to work for him have also exercised their right not to want to work in a part-time capacity due to what they were observing and the problems being created," Fisher shared.
Fisher says they have compiled a proposal to share with city leaders to get the business license revoked. They are also going to a superior court. There, they're trying to take civil action for the business to be considered a public nuisance.
He adds that police respond to calls for help, but it is not their job to keep a business safe.
"The business owner has the responsibility to make sure he is providing a safe environment for his patrons, as well as those who live and work in and around where his or her business may be. That is the responsibility of the business owner, not the police department to ensure these activities don't occur. We will do what they can, but we are not contracted agents to the business... we work for the city as a whole," he shared.