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PAGE 2 - ARCADE SURVEY INQUIRY EAGAN: This city has one arcade which is called the Grand Slam. This is a problem with the police. One officer was assaulted by gang members of the Crypts. This facility had a small dance floor that attracted gang activity. The Crypts, as well as a vietnamese gang, frequents this arcade. The pOlice officers use to work off- duty at this arcade, in fact, two officers at a time worked there, but now they refuse to do so. One officer was quoted that he would not work there for $100.00 per hour - it IS that bad. The dance floor portion was closed the night of the assault, and subsequently was closed by management, however, management has just recently been considering the reopening of the dances. This is now a private club where there is a fee involved for membership which does not solve the problem. There are assault calls constantly on weekend hours. A second arcade wanted to open up in the city but was denied a permit by the council. They have equal problems at the pool hall called The Pocketts. MAPLEWOOD: They have two year-round arcade centers and both of them are located in the Maplewood Mall. There is daily security from the police department, off-duty, seven days a week, in the evenings; at the Circus. The other arcade is an older group and they police themselves. The mall has it IS own security and officers are constantly stopping by, so they have no major problems. Their problem lies with the pool hall across White Bear Avenue called the Plaza Billiards. This is called j ob security for the "Juvenile Officer", as quoted by one of the officers. The Circus opened a small dance floor that required the hiring of two off-duty police officers, but was discontinued due to the attraction of large crowds that became too hard to handle. ST. ANTHONY: There are two arcades located in this city. The first one is called Bonols and is located at Apache. This was formerly owned by a Minneapolis Police Officer who kept a tight lid on the clientele. They use to have a band and dance floor on Friday nights, however, it has ceased due to many problems, which includes large crowds of rowdies. There are disturbance-type calls, and, runaways are also picked up there: no major problems. The other arcade is called the Fun Center and is in st. Anthony Shopping Center. It seems that this location is frequented by the problem kids in the city. Neither arcade has security and the types of calls range from thefts from autos, to vandalism, to careless driving incidents.