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Three major crimes occurred in Lower Greenville last month.
Police officers responded to a criminal assault in the 1700 block of Greenville Avenue around 11:20 p.m. Oct. 13, a spokesperson for the Dallas Police Department says.
A criminal assault occurs if a person “intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury to another,” according to the police department.
A crime report from the Lower Greenville neighborhood provides more detail. According to the report, two people met at a bar on Lowest Greenville and left together. At the old Flatbread pizza site, where River Pig Saloon will be opening, the man forcibly removed the woman’s clothes and raped her, the report says.
Ramzy Hattar, who owns River Pig Saloon, tells the Advocate he was unaware of the incident, and that River Pig, which hasn’t opened, has nothing to do with the incident.
On another day in October, there was a fight at Bar 3606.
A spokesperson for the police department says officers responded to a call for service around 1:50 a.m. Oct. 29. Their preliminary investigation found that two men were involved in a physical fight, and one man said the other threatened him with a gun.
The man who told police he was threatened did not experience any life-threatening injuries, according to the police spokesperson.
On a third day, a shooting was reported.
A spokesperson for the police department says officers responded to a call around 12:50 a.m. at 3702 Greenville Ave. on Oct. 8. This address is just north of Bar 3606.
When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot. He was taken to a local hospital and remains in stable condition, as of Nov. 18. The preliminary investigation found that an unknown man shot the victim and left.
According to the Lower Greenville crime report, this shooting is connected to Bar 3606. Body camera footage shot inside the bar shows that the shooter and the victim had “an altercation” inside the bar before the shooting, which took place at a parking lot.
All three of these incidents are still being investigated by the police.
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is reviewing whether to renew Bar 3606’s liquor license. District 14 City Council member Paul Ridley submitted an official protest against the renewal several months ago, and residents within 300 feet of the property were also encouraged to protest the renewal.
Before it closed over the summer, OT Tavern, next door to Bar 3606, was a problematic business for many neighbors.
