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Columbus Shuts Down East Side Bar

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published September 8, 2017 at 6:01 AM EDT

Columbus authorities Thursday shut down an east side bar they say has been a haven for criminal activity. Police and the city attorney's office say Stooges bar on Noe Bixby Road has seen several shootings, patron robberies, assaults, drug deals and underage drinking. Bar owners have yet to comment.  
 
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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