PROVIDENCE — Police in Burrillville, R.I., have issued several citations against staff at “The Conjuring House,” the supposedly haunted 18th-century farmhouse, for allegedly keeping the spooky attraction open to the public, even after town officials declined to renew its entertainment license last month.
In an email to the Globe on Tuesday, Police Chief Stephen Lynch said officers cited General Manager Page Thibodeau and owner Jacqueline Nuñez for operating a business without a license.
The citations are summonses to appear in Burrillville Municipal Court on Dec. 16 at 6 p.m., Lynch wrote. The alleged violations can carry a fine of $500 per day, he wrote.
According to Lynch, an officer was near the Conjuring House on Round Top Road around 6:30 p.m. on Friday “checking on activity at that location” when two men from Maryland stopped and asked him directions to the house.
Police confirmed customers were going to the house where they had booked an overnight tour, Lynch wrote.
The officer escorted the men to the house and spoke to Thibodeau, who was issued the citation, Lynch wrote.
Nuñez was not present, but authorities on Monday issued her a citation for the Friday incident and for other “commercial activity” that took place on Dec. 1, Lynch wrote.
“It should be noted that after last Friday’s citations, we viewed customers being turned away from the [Conjuring House] on Saturday evening, as they had apparently agreed to close down,” he wrote.
Nuñez did not answer questions Tuesday about whether her business remained open.
The citations come after Town Council members voted unanimously last month against renewing the annual license for the house’s parent company, Bale Fire LLC, and Nuñez after expressing concerns about Nuñez’s ability to properly staff the house. The license expired at the end of November.
“We’ve had issues with some very erratic behavior from the owner, you know, with regards to communications with administration folks, and we’ve had police incidents with the owner that, you know, have led us to take some pause as we’ve considered the business license,” Council President Donald Fox told the Globe in November. The business can reapply for a new license, Fox said.
In response, Nuñez said last month she intends to sue the town and the state of Rhode Island, alleging officials committed “violations of constitutional protections.”
Nuñez has previously accused local police and others of attempting to run her out of business, as a series of controversies have surrounded her and the house in recent months.
Former employees have said Nuñez owes them money, including one who has since filed a lawsuit after he said he was let go when Nuńez accused him of stealing money from the business — an accusation she said was based on a tip by the ghost of a former owner.
Jason Hawes, the Rhode Island-based star of SyFy’s “Ghost Hunters” television show, also has accused Nuñez of harassing him and has said he is concerned about the safety of guests who stay at the house.
Last month, Nuñez was arrested by Burrillville police after she allegedly led police on a chase through town while driving under the influence, according to the police — accusations she has denied.
Material from previous Globe stories was used in this report.
Christopher Gavin can be reached at christopher.gavin@globe.com.