The Milwaukee Common Council Licenses Committee denied the renewal of the El Cielo tavern license after 18 separate incidents at the bar were reported by police during a licensing renewal hearing indicating multiple incidents involving alleged elicit drugs (cocaine), gun brandishing and shots fired, noise complaints, and patron fights at the Southside tavern.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
November 26, 2024
Milwaukee, Wisconsin - On November 12, the Milwaukee Common Council Licenses Committee unanimously denied the renewal of the El Cielo LLC tavern license for repeated violations of elicit drugs, gun brandishing, noise complaints and patron fights at the Southside tavern. El Cielo tavern is located at 1226 W. National Ave. in Milwaukee.
The El Cielo tavern was previously located in Ald. Pérez's 12th Aldermanic District, but in 2024, map aldermanic redistricting moved the location to Ald. Zamarripa's 8th Aldermanic District.
Police say, that three physical altercations had occurred at the tavern between July 23, 2023 and April 2024, with one incident where the tavern owner Ruben Albanil-Coyolt had used pepper spray on the patrons fighting at the tavern. (Advance to hour 5:07:00 minutes of video for El Cielo Bar hearing: https://milwaukee.granicus.com/player/clip/4319?view_id=2&redirect=true)
Also police say when police went into the tavern and the upper unit where Albanil-Coyolt was staying on October 18, 2024 during a reported shooting incident, police recovered drug paraphernalia, cocaine and an alleged drug sales ledger including a box 9mm bullets from Albanil-Coyolt's upper apartment unit at the building. No firearms were found by police.
Albanil-Coyolt allegedly fired a firearm in the air and was identified by police from a video surveillance footage. Albanil-Coyolt was taken into custody. Police recovered spent 9mm cartridges as well.
Attorney Vincent Bobot who represented Albanil-Coyolt says, that his client hasn't been charged and didn't know, if the shooting in the air case was still active. No Milwaukee County court records indicate that Albanil-Coyolt has an open case in that alleged shooting incident.
Police also recovered two live chickens in the basement of the building near liquor bottles and were turned over to the Milwaukee Area Domestic Animal Control Commission, the police report indicated during the Common Council License Committee hearing.
Albanil-Coyolt admitted to the Licenses Committee members that he uses cocaine on occasion.
On September 24, 2023, police investigated shots fired at the El Cielo tavern by a suspected patron that had been removed from the bar. The suspect crashed nearby after the shooting and was taken into custody.
Alderman and Common Council President Jóse G. Pérez moved nonrenewal based upon the preponderance of the evidence in the police report, aldermanic, police and applicant testimony that demonstrates the operation results in a threat to health, safety or welfare of the public. There were no objections. (Prevailed 5 0)
The El Cielo tavern license nonrenewal went into effect on November 26, 2024.
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