California espresso store was working as ‘bikini cafe’ resulting in 17 arrests, cops say | EUROtoday

Seventeen folks had been arrested after authorities discovered a California espresso store had been working as a “bikini cafe,” with scantily clad employees serving clients lap dances, in line with experiences.

DD Café in Garden Grove, a metropolis about 34 miles south of Los Angeles, had employees carrying bikinis, and even much less clothes, whereas serving to clients, Garden Cove police Sgt. Nick Jensen advised The Orange County Register.

An undercover investigation by FOX 11 captured feminine servers giving lap dances, providing personal dances for money and telling clients they’ll convey alcohol for a price.

While folks on the enterprise advised FOX it was “only a coffee shop,” 17 folks had been arrested, together with its house owners, on Thursday, authorities stated.

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Authorities stated the store violated metropolis municipal codes associated to public nudity, enterprise operations and alcohol laws. The store was additionally not permitted to promote alcohol, Jensen stated.

The constructing the place the enterprise was positioned was additionally flagged, requiring the enterprise to stop operations instantly. It was not instantly clear what constructing violations had been concerned within the incident.

Jensen advised the Register that it was not the primary time police have taken motion towards a bikini café within the metropolis.

Bikini cafés are sometimes espresso outlets or small, drive-thru espresso shacks, the place baristas put on bikinis, lingerie or different revealing clothes. They largely exist within the Pacific Northwest and sometimes have provocative names to attract in clients.

Residents residing close to the DD café advised FOX they weren’t stunned to listen to the store was working as a bikini café, saying comparable companies are an open secret within the metropolis.

Authorities haven’t shared details about the 17 people arrested in reference to the case.