Police Shut Down Overcrowded Mon Jin Lau Halloween Party, Arrest 2 Men

Troy Police officers were dispatched to a traffic complaint at Mon Jin Lau restaurant just before 10:30 p.m. Oct. 31. According to a media release from the Troy Police Department, the caller told dispatch there was a traffic jam at Maple and Stephenson caused by vehicles trying to enter the popular restaurant's parking lot.

Upon arriving, officers requested the Troy Fire Department investigate the building for overcrowding. A Fire Department lieutenant determined both the restaurant and a tent on the property were overcrowded and shut down the restaurant. Officers stood by while Mon Jin Lau security helped patrons exit the restaurant.

While the restaurant was being shut down due to overcrowding, a Troy officer assisted a security guard in attempting to escort an intoxicated and uncooperative patron from the building. The 30-year-old Mount Clemens man received several warnings to leave the premises before he shoved an officer, police said. He was asked again to leave, but refused and continued to be uncooperative, by first attempting to flee and then refusing to get into a Troy Police patrol vehicle, according to the media release. The man was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

During the same Halloween party at Mon Jin Lau, officers on scene also received reports of an extremely intoxicated man stumbling around outside the bar, banging on doors and windows and yelling "trick or treat" while trying to get in, according to the media release. Officers found the 26-year-old Beverly Hills man, who had some minor scrapes on his face and was having trouble walking.

The man, who had reportedly fallen into the bushes, resisted arrest, as well as offers for medical attention, according to the media release. When he was searched, officers found a baggie of marijuana, as well as a baggie of psilocybin mushrooms in his pockets. He was arrested for possession of hallucinogens, possession of marijuana, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.