The Linx, a bar that had anchored a stretch of Carson Street since October 2023, has voluntarily shut its doors after Allegheny County’s Nuisance Bar Task Force handed over evidence detailing 28 separate police and agency responses to the location over nearly two years. The closure, which took effect on November 2, keeps the bar shuttered at least through December 11, when a hearing is scheduled to decide whether a permanent injunction should follow.
According to court records cited by WTAE, police and other agencies responded to those 28 incidents between December 29, 2024, and November 2, 2026, with all of them allegedly involving violence, disorderly conduct or obscene conduct. The complaint reportedly details multiple fights at the bar, most involving intoxicated patrons, according to the outlet’s reporting on court filings.
One especially striking detail from the case file: an employee who initially told authorities he had been robbed was himself arrested after officials determined, per court documents, that he had filed a false report and was in possession of a gun he was not legally allowed to have. Officials separately flagged citations for open containers outside the bar and patrons openly smoking marijuana, per the same court records.
Liquor Enforcement Piled On Over Nearly Two Years
The Pennsylvania State Police Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement, the agency responsible for enforcing the state’s Liquor Code, ran its own investigation into The Linx from January 10, 2025, through October 18, 2026, per the Pennsylvania General Assembly’s Liquor Code. During that stretch, the bureau sent warning letters and issued violations covering after-hours entry and a noisy, disorderly operation, and it issued a separate warning letter citing unlawful discrimination, the station’s report notes…