BROOKHAVEN, Ga. — Channel 2's Jessica Jaglois spoke to people who live near Confeti’s on Buford Highway who say it's not just what's coming from inside the club.
People who live along Buford Highway also complain that patrons talk and play their car music loudly in the parking lot of the night club.
Jaglois talked to the restaurant’s owner who says the club isn't the problem, but the fact that it is Hispanic is.
“I think we are a target,” owner Carlos Torres said.
Torres told Jaglois he was aware of the complaints neighbors have about the restaurant turned bar by night.
“Sometimes, I think it's more and it's sad to say but it's us being Hispanic and the Latino community. I think it's got something to do with that,” Torres said.
Brookhaven police told Channel 2 Action News in an email that they are working to make sure citizens are comfortable in their homes and that local businesses can survive.
Torres says lately, he's also had problems with the city of Brookhaven.
Late last year, Confeti’s liquor license was suspended for serving after-hours, although the restaurant’s owners appealed the suspension.
“You could tell they didn't want to work with us,” Torres told Jaglois.
Torres says Confeti’s has retained the same lawyer that helped keep the neighboring Pink Pony open.
Torres says his club follows the city ordinance but one woman emailed Jaglois saying that it’s too loud for that to be true.
She wanted to stay anonymous, and that's the problem, police said in their statement.
"It helps to know where the caller is at so that we can observe the noise from their property and document for court if we are going to issue citations," the email said.
Brookhaven police continued in their email that the noise level will eventually be resolved and that the department is becoming more aggressive with their handling of these situations.
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