Contributor CM has filed a Field Report on the closure, and also expresses his opinion on what happened.
Also included is a link to the mainstream media report on this matter.
Oy.
Here we go...
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Doc,
No raid that we know of, just bad news:
http://www.bnd.com/news/local/
As a semi-regular for the last 12 years or so, two thoughts:
1) The original owner was flaunting the law, too - for at least two
decades - but I have a pretty good hunch he was paying off the two
local agencies to look the other way. The nondescript building off the
beaten path and straddling city boundaries was intentional.
2) I also suspect but cannot prove the "tip from a resident" was one
of the officers on the take having attempted to collect from the new
operator and being rebuffed.
This is a tremendous loss to the "adult playtime" community in St.
Louis. Given the new, unwanted civic attention, I strongly suspect it
will not be back.
CM
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Doc here again... I do not like the sound of things at all here. This is a huge mountain to climb for the new owner of Kisses. Fingers crossed, but I'm not very hopeful this will have a happy ending.
Thanks,
Doc