WILMINGTON, DELAWARE (11/19/2015) Attorney General Matt Denn, calling the Gold Club a criminal nuisance, is seeking a court order to close the adult entertainment business just south of Wilmington.
The club at 1031 S. Market. St. has been the scene of numerous shootings and other crimes, including a homicide earlier this week.
The Superior Court complaint was filed under the state’s Criminal Nuisance Abatement Act, which empowers the attorney general “to eliminate locations that otherwise attract criminals, violence and the threat of violence.”
“Police have been called to the Gold Club at least 237 times in the last four years,” said Attorney General Matt Denn. “Shutting the doors of a business which consistently brings crime, drugs, and violence to the area is in the interest of public safety.”
The property where the club stands, is owned by the Kent Manor Inn, and the Gold Club itself is owned by PML Clubs Inc. Both Kent Manor Inn and PML Clubs are owned and operated by Michael Rose, according to Denn’s office.