Strip club shutdown may be linked to Old Montreal shooting

Strip club shutdown may be linked to Old Montreal shooting: "Club Temptation, on Ste. Catherine St. W., saw its license suspended temporarily on Tuesday because the Montreal police fear that it might be the location of a retaliation to the March 18 shooting at Flawnego, a clothing boutique owned by Ducarme Joseph, an influential street gang leader. Joseph survived the shooting but one of his close associates was killed.
A notice issued by the Regie des Alcools, summoning the owner of the strip club to a hearing earlier this week, details how the Montreal police believe Richard Goodridge, a 41-year-old man who grew up in Lachine and had past ties to Joseph, and his associates were believed to frequent at the strip bar. The Montreal police went so far as to allege Goodridge, who has an extensive criminal record, unofficially became part owner of the bar in 2008 “in association with members of the Italian Mafia in Montreal”. The owner, Joseph Vallera, agreed to the temporary suspension but denies Goodridge is a part owner of the club. In 2009, however, he confirmed to the police that Goodridge worked for the club as a promoter."