A Texas hotel may be shut down after 693 police calls were made in just two years at the property for suspected illegal and gang-related activity, according to legal documents.
The Gateway Hotel has received a temporary and permanent injunction from the El Paso County Attorney’s Office to cease operations after “habitual criminal activity” was discovered.
“The large volume of calls for service to a single business and State’s analysis of police reports show that the Gateway has habitual criminal activity that violates the CPRC, and additional crimes that contributes to the overall blight this business brings to downtown El Paso,” reads the El Paso County Attorney’s complaint.
As recently as August 23, police documented the presence of transnational gang Tren de Aragua in the Gateway Hotel building, which the county attorney calls “most alarming.”
An officer’s note from the date reads, “Noticed Venezuelans walking out of a room and cooking fumes coming from the room. The fire marshals has already warned them that they were not allowed to cooking inside their room. They said they had permission. The man had a tattoo that was consistant [sic] with the Tren De Aragua Gang.”
Officers also noted that the property may be a site for prostitution, consuming drugs, gang activity, and illegal dumping per the complaint.
” – Fox News
