Dirty Laundry Bar Shut Down for Criminal Activity

0:00A state judge had dirty laundry bar in East El Paso with a temporary shutdown over wild criminal activity. The spot faces charges of drug dealing, brutal assaults, and ties to 24 drunk driving crashes, including a deadly hit-and-run that killed a. Man, earlier this week on Friday, March 27, Judge Bonnie Rangel signed the order after probes by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, L. Paso Police, and anti-gang units kicked off from public complaints. Undercover agents score cocaine sales twice, once referred by staff to a dealer, then strayed from employees for $20 a pop. Folks in the neighborhood feel the heat from nearly 300 emergency calls linked to the bar, covering assaults on officers, family violence, drug busts, fights, and public drunkenness. County leader stress, no venue gets to risk lives by over serving or ignoring safety rules. Investigators uncovered fire hazards like dead exit signs and loose gas tanks, plus the bar ran without a key permit since July 2025.

1:04That fatal crash? A 20-year-old driver, witnesses say buzz from dirty laundry, struck a 59-year-old wheelchair user on Zaragoza Road, then bolted her case. Still pending. The closure holds till April 10th, with a key hearing, April 7th, where officials push for a permanent lockdown to wipe out this crime hub and keep streets safer. That's the story for today, L. Paso News. Today, driven by AI, I'm Cory with the story.