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From the
https://www.kentlive.news 9 November 2017.
The Tunbridge Wells nightclub where crime is reported 'more than once a week'
Kent Police has been called 98 times since it opened in 2016.
Police were called to reported incidents a staggering 98 times in
just over one year at "MooMoo" Clubrooms in Tunbridge Wells.
Figures released to Kent Live show that between April 16, 2016 and
September 1, 2017 police responded to 98 calls - 69 of these
reported offences were for 'violence against the person'.
This equates to officers being called out more than once a week for
various offences allegedly committed at the Newton Road club, most
of them violence against the person.
Offences recorded include criminal damage, sexual offences, theft of
a pedal cycle, theft offences and violence against the person.
The information also includes how officers dealt with each reported
offence - whether anyone was charged, cautioned or whether there was
no further investigation.
In cases where violent crimes were recorded five cautions were
handed out, three people were charged, two community resolutions
were issued, 24 incidents were filed as 'investigation complete' and
seven cases had evidential difficulties.
In 23 cases of recorded violence the victim either withdrew the
claim or did not support action while in five cases the suspect was
not known and the victim either declined or was unable to support
the case.
A total of three sexual offences were also recorded at the club but
no charges or cautions were brought forward.
We asked police for information on all recorded crimes in "MooMoo,"
"Pitcher and Piano" and
"Zee Bar" between January 1, 2014 and September
1, 2017.
Not all clubs were open within this particular time frame, therefore
officers were only able to supply information from the period when
the clubs were open in their present form.
"Pitcher and Piano" and
"Zee Bar" have been open for a considerably
longer period but still had fewer crimes recorded.
"Pitcher and Piano" had 42 recorded cases of violence against the
person between July 12, 2014 and September 1, 2017 out of total of
70 recorded crimes.
These offences were recorded over a much longer period than those at
"MooMoo" but far less crimes of a violent nature or otherwise were
committed.
MooMoo Clubrooms : 98
Zee bar : 77
Pitcher and Piano : 70
How many times police were called to each individual club
Seven people were charged for violent offences while five received
cautions.
In 13 recorded cases the victim either withdrew the claim or did not
support action.
All three clubs were contacted for comment on the matter but had not
responded by the time of publication.
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