How Do Lisle Establishments Handle a Customer Scuffle?
Police say physical altercations are just as likely to occur at homes and area hotels as they are at village restaurants.
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When physical altercations occur in a bar or restaurant, who should you call?
It's a question on the minds of some following the fatal stabbing of a Naperville elementary school teacher in downtown Naperville this weekend. A memorial service was held Thursday night in the Wisconsin hometown of 24-year-old Shaun Wild, who died from injuries incurred during a scuffle at Frankie’s Blue Room early Saturday morning. He lived in Lisle at the time of his death.
The incident has sparked a variety of reactions from Naperville officials, the North Central College community, and residents. Earlier this week a Naperville City Council member called the council to reconsider permits extending the operating hours of food service establishments, alleging the move would increase the number of call to police, according to Naperville Patch. The council chose to hold off on action.
Lisle, of course, has a much different late-night scene, with its liquor options spread throughout the village, as opposed to a concentration of a few blocks. Currently only a handful of restaurants and bars operate after 11 p.m.
Lisle Police Watch Commander Ron Wilke said managers usually call police when a fight breaks out.
Wilke said police are occasionally called to bars, but do not experience repeated incidents at a single establishment and “haven’t had anything similar to [the incident in Naperville].” He said that's likely due to the department's "proactive approach," which includes performing daily liquor license checks.
He said a physical altercation is just as likely to break out at a private residence, as it did this past weekend, or at one of the village’s hotels.
Most recently, a Summit, Ill., man was charged after an altercation at Wyndham Lisle.
