SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — People living near a restaurant/night club in Scranton say they have had enough, and now the Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office agrees.
Many people in West Scranton would eat lunch and dinner at Isla Paraiso, but now, they’re finding locked doors instead.
Tanya Howells has lived in the neighborhood for more than a decade.
“It was a quiet neighborhood. When we bought the house 13 years ago, it was a Curry Donut, and it was fantastic, they served up really awesome Greek food,” Howells said.
She said the business near her home changed a lot, until the current owners took over and introduced, what she described as, a night club environment in July. Howells said that is when the constant weekend disturbances began.
She described, “Loud music, loud patrons, fights in the neighborhood, people blocking our driveway, parking illegally.”
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She said things got a little more dangerous soon after.
“About three weeks before the incident with the shooting this past weekend, there was a fight directly outside of my house in which one of the bar patrons shot a bb gun at another person, and ended up shattering the window in my living room,” Howells explained.
On Wednesday, notices on the windows of the business could be seen, reading the business is temporarily shut down and closed.
District Attorney Brian Gallagher said in a release that his office supports and welcomes new businesses but, “When an establishment’s activities result in late-night disturbances, extended hours, and bullets flying in the roadway, we will pursue every appropriate legal remedy.”
Howells said neighbors feel a sense of calm, and she hopes it will last.
“I don’t like to see any business ever get shut down, but being forced to live in an environment where you don’t feel safe, secure, or peaceful in your own home is a massive problem,” she added.
The restaurant is temporarily closed, and a ruling is expected on Thursday.
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