On or about 7:30 pm, October 28, 2009, I went to
tan in this salon I had requested that they quit charging my debit card in
August 2009, but since they did not, I went to see what was happening at this
store and use the facility I was paying for.
When I arrived, it was evening, darkness, and no one was at
the counter but the store was open. A
women’s purse was lying on the counter and there appeared to be no one in the
store, but there also appeared to be tanning machines on.
After approx 6 minutes of standing there alone, I
talked to two young women who were apparently in charge. I explained that because of the state of the
economy and how busy this store appears to be they were setting themselves and
their customers up to potential robbery or worse. ( A tanning salon not more
than two miles from this location had a man go in and kill himself right in the
store.) It was at this time that I chose to use the facility and on
the way out I reminded them of the precautions that would make me feel safer
using this facility.
In about 45 minutes from this time, I receive a phone call
from my wife telling me that the "owner" of the Tanning Salon
"Steven" called.
I was at a store shopping.
I called "Steven" who appeared civil at
first. I explained and expressed my
concerns and at some point he became very hostile and aggressive, threatening
me on the phone with potential bodily harm, all kinds of expletives, and then
threatened to make a (fraudulent) police report claiming that I harassed his
employees in some way. I hung up and called my wife and went to another area
that I intended to go in the first place. (Rio Vista
Gym)
On or about 8:15 pm 28 October, I received a phone call from
the Peoria Police Department telling me that they were "trespassing"
me from this store and I was not to go to this location or I would be arrested.
I am claiming two things.
(1) I requested that they STOP charging my card in August. They continued until October. Number (2)
I was concerned for MY safety and the safety of other customers while
lying (naked) in tanning machines with zero security at the door and no
attending person at the counter for as long as 5 to 10 minutes.
So far, because they have not quit charging my credit
(debit) card, they created an overdraft in October that I had to pay 27 dollars
for, plus the 29.95 that they charge for their tanning services. I would like my money from August refunded
and them to pay my overdraft fee. (I
have filed a BBB complaint to start this action and have notified the fraud
dept of my bank).
Also, I am considering filing a civil action based on the
fraudulent police report and may seek legal action on a criminal level knowing
full well that making a false police report is a crime.