Just a location that allows for crime City urges judge to temporarily close West End liquor store

CINCINNATI — The City of Cincinnati is urging a judge to temporarily close a West End liquor store to prevent “serious and substantial harm to the residents of Cincinnati.” The city filed a lawsuit last year against John Street Market, also known as the Save-Way Super Market on John Street. The city alleges that some store employees and managers “encourage and profit from the sale of illegal narcotics in and around their store.” The drug activity has brought gun violence to the community, according to the lawsuit. “Going back to 2017, we have seen a rise in every level of…