After 45 calls to police, operating with no liquor license, local nightclub closed by county officials

A Northeast Side night club with a history of police calls and violent incidents has been shuttered by county officials.

According to the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office,  the owner of Kaze Lounge, which is located at 3912 Westerville Rd. in a former auto body shop, agreed to a preliminary order to shut down the club on Nov. 19. A hearing related to a permanent injunction for the nightclub will be held on Jan. 16. 

Clinton and Mifflin township police began receiving complaints about Kaze over the summer. In the last five months, police have been called to the property 45 times, for everything from robberies and shots fired to domestic assaults and more. On Oct. 19, one person was killed and another injured following a hit and run crash that occurred outside the Lounge on Westerville Road.

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The club was also operating without a liquor license.

“After-hours establishments that operate outside the law create extraordinarily dangerous conditions,” Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney Shayla Favor said in a press release. “A liquor permit is a safeguard that carries with it inspections, accountability and a responsibility to protect the public. The Kaze Lounge shows how quickly an unregulated environment can spiral into violence, disorder and tragedy.”

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