80 minors found inside Indianapolis bar

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (WANE) - Indiana state excise police said they cited a northwest Indianapolis bar early Sunday morning after they found 80 minors inside of the bar.

Police said Early Bird Bar & Grill, located at 8311 N. Michigan Road, had dozens of minors drinking alcohol, some of them as young as 13 years old.

Officers were initially called to the bar to investigate a flyer advertising a 13-year-old girl’s birthday party.

Police said when they arrived at the bar at around 1:45 a.m., they arrested 80 minors for being in a tavern. More than a dozen minors were also charged with illegal consumption or possession of alcohol.

One person was also charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor after bringing her 13-year-old sister  to the bar, according to excise police.

Excise officers cited Early Bird Bar & Grill, also known as Pancake House, for 80 counts of allowing a minor to loiter and one count of altering floor plans without approval.

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s Nuisance Abatement Unit cited Early Bird Bar & Grill.

Police said the bartender Garcia Martinez, 27, of Indianapolis, was cited for violating three city ordinances: 

• No dance hall permit
• Allowing minors to loiter
• Allowing minors to violate curfew

Excise police officers said they will seek to revoke the business’ alcoholic beverage permit.

According to the press release, the minors who were cited Sunday morning were released to their parents and will appear in Marion County Juvenile Court on future dates, which have not yet been announced.

The other people who were cited will appear in Marion County Superior Court on future dates.