HOUSTON – Police shut down what they describe as an illegal after-hours club in northeast Houston early Saturday after neighbors reported weeks of ongoing problems tied to the business.
According to the Houston Police Department, officers with the department’s Northeast Division responded around 2:15 a.m. Saturday to multiple complaints from people living near a building on Laura Koppe Road near Homestead Road.
When officers arrived, investigators said they found between 75 and 90 people gathered outside. As police moved in, HPD said many of those people ran into the building.
Police said they executed a search warrant at the club and believe it had been operating without the proper permits.
Neighbors have been calling police for weeks, reporting loud music, screeching tires, gunfire, and other criminal activity they believe was connected to the after-hours club, investigators said.
One man was taken into custody in connection with the business.
“The citizens of this Northeast area, of this neighborhood in particular, are tired of the late nights. Tired of the screeching tires. They’re tired of gunshots happening, crime and other related incidents that happen because of these late-night clubs that are operating without a permit,” HPD Captain Jonathan French said.
HPD has not released the man’s identity or said what charges he may face. The investigation remains active.
You can report after-hours clubs to the HPD Vice Division at (713) 308-8600.