East Liverpool padlocks local bar

EAST LIVERPOOL — The city is apparently the first in Columbiana County to use a civil action against a private homeowner and now a bar in the fight against drugs.

Authorities late Monday afternoon closed Dan’s Bar, 115 E. Sixth St., by padlocking the doors and covering the windows with plywood.

Police Chief Mike McVay said the bar had been the source of complaints about drug transactions and use, fights, and prostitution.

The department has been watching the area from April 2007 to September, the chief said.

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