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Source: Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.儲存Oct. 11--A Rochester Police program that allows bars to share information with each other about problem patrons is helping to increase safety in the bars, the downtown business community and police chief say.When a bar patron becomes obnoxious or threatening to the point of endangering other patrons or making them uncomfortable, establishments participating in the SAFE BARs program ban or "trespass" that patron for one year. Once trespassed from one bar, the person is banned from all participating bars in Rochester."The idea is that there's some accountability. If you're a problem in one place, you're very likely to be a problem in another," said Rochester Police Chief Roger Peterson. "So, it doesn't give you the opportunity to, you know, 'I can be a jerk in one place, and it doesn't matter because I can just go down the street and drink there instead.'"Peterson said SAFE BARs, which stands for Safe Adult Fun Entertainment Businesses Acting Responsibly, was started five or six years ago by Rochester Police Officers Jim Novak and Carrie Koehler. There are about 35 participating bars, including restaurants with bars in them.Jon Eckhoff, executive director of the Rochester Downtown Alliance, said the downtown bouncers always have notified each other about people causing problems. But the SAFE BARs program creates an actual list, with photographs of the people, that is shared with the police, he said.David Loomis, owner of Big Brad's on Broadway, said the program has worked well for him. He said there is a website where participating bars can find the names of people on the trespass list, along with their photos. He said he works closely with other downtown bars to make sure those people are kept out."Once you've made that phone call, you've made it almost impossible for (people on the list) to go to the other bars," Loomis said."In fact, just this weekend, one of the other bars called me and said, 'Hey, I got a guy in here on trespass.迷你倉I just kicked him out. He's wearing a lime green shirt, don't let him in your bar.' We try to work together, and so far, so good," Loomis said.The SAFE BARs program works in the bar owners' best interest, Eckhoff and Peterson said."A small percentage of patrons create a large percentage of the issues, and they can keep the good patrons away," Eckhoff said. "So, if you eliminate the small percentage, it lets you increase a better environment for all the folks who want to enjoy it. So, it's a great concept, and I think it works."Peterson agreed and said the police department would much rather be informed of problem customers in bars before situations escalate to fights or large brawls.In March, two large fights at Whiskey Bones Roadhouse in northeast Rochester resulted in several people getting injured. The city council confronted owner Todd Powers about the incidents in April and, warning him that he could lose his liquor license, required him to work with the police department to develop a security plan."(SAFE BARs) is not designed to cut down on the number of calls. Actually, it's designed to encourage them to call when there are potential problems," Peterson said.But he also acknowledged the challenge bar owners face as they try to balance the needs for security with a comfortable, fun environment. And there's the bottom line."How much can you spend on security when you have to run a business for a profit? But if you save on security, that chases your customers away; and you're losing in that deal," Peterson said.The police chief said, while his department is an important partner in the SAFE BARs program, the major responsibility lies with the owners and managers."You're never going to replace good bar management. If you don't have that to start with, you're going to have problems -- I don't care what kind of program you have," he said.Copyright: ___ (c)2013 the Post-Bulletin Visit the Post-Bulletin at .postbulletin.com Distributed by MCT Information Services儲存倉