Woman Locked In LES Bar Plans To Sue, Report Says

LOWER EAST SIDE, NY — A woman who spent a night locked inside a Lower East Bar plansto sue the watering hole, she told the New York Post.

Police rescued Therese Hipolito, 20, from Boss Tweed's Saloon early Friday after she was apparently locked inside one of the bar's bathrooms after a night of drinking, the New York Post reported.

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Hipolito said the last thing she remembers was sitting at one of the bar's booths, before waking up inside a bathroom. She told the Post that she suspected one of her drinks was spiked.

"Whatever happened last night, I’m not that kind of person," Hipolito told the Post. "I would never be in the city just drinking. I was at a friend’s birthday party. I had one shot and one glass of champagne. And the last thing I remember, I go get a slice of pizza with my friend and we sit back down in a booth [at the bar] and that was my last clear memory."

Workers closed the bar, at 115 Essex St., at about 4 a.m. on Friday while she was apparently sleeping in the bathroom. Police had to crack open a metal lock to free the New Jersey woman from inside after police responded to a 911 call around 9 a.m., the Post reported.

Police have also reportedly alerted the New York State Liquor Authority to the incident.

A spokesman for the State Liquor Authority did not immediately respond to an email from Patch seeking confirmation that the bar is being investigated. Patch was unable to immediately contact anyone at Boss Tweed's.

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