CHARLOTTE, N.C.,None — A judge extended an order Wednesday that temporarily closed Mi Cabana, a nightclub on Eastway Drive.
It was first shut down 10 days ago by police, who said the club is a nuisance to the community.
"When we feel that businesses are stepping outside the scope of the law and infringing on public safety then we're going to have to step in," Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Sgt. Edwin Carlton said.
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Now, the club will be closed for at least another six weeks, but CMPD wants it shut down permanently.
Officers have been called to the club more than 40 times since March, according to police records. Since May 21, when the club was closed, there hasn't been any reported crimes on the property.
At the Tryon House restaurant, located two doors away from the club, Angelo Koutsoupias said he and his customers are already feeling safer.
"When they hear places like that closing down, it makes them feel better about it," Koutsoupias said.
Police said they hope other Charlotte clubs get the message that constant trouble could close their doors.
"We want compliance," Carlton said. "That's what we want."
Officers will be back in court in July and said they will ask the judge to keep the club closed. They will also ask the judge to set a date for trial, during which officers will try to seize the title to the property.
Police attorneys said if this case goes well, it's likely that they'll try the same thing with other clubs where crime is a problem.