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Police shut down DD Café in Garden Grove, California after “complaints of illegal activity”
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Seventeen people, including the business owners, were arrested on 5 February
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The arrests come days after a TikTok user described DD Café as a “strip club” in a viral video about the business.
Police have shut down a California cafe allegedly known for its bikini-clad employees after “complaints of illegal activity” and a viral TikTok describing it as a “strip club.”
Seventeen people were arrested at DD Café on Thursday, February 5 following a police investigation at the establishment in Garden Grove, California, the Garden Grove Police Department (GGPD) said in a February 5 news release.
The department’s Special Investigations Unit led the investigation into DD Café “following complaints of illegal activity occurring inside the business,” the GGPD said. On February 5, police served a search warrant at the establishment. Gang suppression officers were on the scene, according to the release.
GGPD Sgt. Nick Jensen said The Orange County Register that police found DD Café employees serving customers while wearing bikinis, as well as in what the newspaper described as “various states of clothing”.
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the Los Angeles Times reported that the business was operating as a “bikini cafe.” The Yelp page for the business shows photos of employees in bikinis, and lists them in business categories for “coffee and tea”, “juice bars and smoothies” and “adult entertainment”.
Jensen also said The Orange County Register that the business owners were among the 17 people arrested in the February 5 bust.
The cafe violated public nudity and alcohol regulations among other Garden Grove municipal codes, said GGPD sergeant. The business was not allowed to sell alcohol on the premises, the newspaper reported, citing authorities.
In addition to the arrests, DD Café was also red-tagged, according to the police. This means that the business is required to cease operations until the various violations are addressed, Jensen said The Orange County Register. The business is currently listed as closed on Google.
The owners of DD Café could not be reached for comment. A GGPD spokeswoman did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Garden Grove Police Department
The police investigation and arrests come after a video describing the Orange County establishment as a “strip club” went viral on TikTok.
“So I went to a strip club today by accident, and I know what you’re thinking. ‘By accident?’ No, actually, for real,” says user @dosdaygirl, identified by CBS News as Paulina Abena, in a February 2 video that has garnered nearly 2 million views.
Abena describes DD Café as “topless” on TikTok, and stated that she visited after searching for coffee shops in her area and found the now closed establishment. “They meant double D, like boobs,” she says of the business name. “So I walk in and everyone’s naked. Literally, they’re all naked. … I’m the only naked woman in the place.”
Garden Grove Police Department
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Police previously took action against a “bikini café” in Garden Grove, Jensen said The Orange County Register.
He also told the newspaper that the authorities believe that similar establishments are operating elsewhere in the area.
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