Sheriff’s officers responded to a Thousand Oaks grocery store Saturday morning after an organization obviously demonstrated the needs of masks ready to put a mask on the premises, authorities said.
The incident provoked comments on social media and led the mayor to a message on Facebook.
Shortly before 10 a. . m m. , MPs responded to a riot call at sprouts Farmers Market at 600 W.
MPs decided that some 20 protesters had tried to enter the business without wearing a face mask, Worthy said, in what was a planned event.
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The store manager closed the store and refused to let the organization in, Worthy said.
A patrol sergeant known to an organization spokesman and the two engaged in moderate dialogue, Worthy said. The organization agreed to abandon the corporate incident.
“There is no evidence of illegal activity,” Worthy said. ” No one has been arrested and no one has been subpoenaed for violations. “
Earlier this month, when state officials issued a new order to stay in the house after an unexpected increase in COVID-19 infections, Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub said his company would focus on education than law enforcement. suit, and the leaders necessarily say they don’t need to be masked cops.
Exchanges on Twitter and other social media sites on Saturday said some protesters had entered the store without a mask. A store representative may be contacted by phone on Sunday.
“It’s worrying that things are getting more and more tense in our community,” Thousand Oaks Mayor Claudia Bill-de-la Pea said Sunday. “That’s the goal of our community. “
She had written a Facebook post about Saturday’s incident describing the event. In the message, he praised the officers and deputy director of the store for staying calm. The deputy director was still “shaking” hours after the incident, he wrote, but he also told Bill-de-la-Pea that other people had registered the day to show his help and had called Thousand Oaks a “great community. “
Some other people walked into the store without a mask, Bill-de-la-Pea said Sunday, but store managers allowed them to buy the parts temporarily so they could simply leave the market.
“Everyone is frustrated with the closure, ” he said. ” I don’t know a single user who likes to wear a mask. The truth is, we’re on a primary wave. “
On Sunday, the Los Angeles Times reported on coronavirus outbreaks that affected supermarkets there, adding sprouts at Food four Less, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods and Sprouts stores. Ventura County released updates on coronavirus over the weekend, however Friday’s recent top report included a record. number of patients hospitalized by COVID-19 and more than 700 new cases.
Bill-de-la Pea suggested to others, adding protesters, to wear a mask and social distance when in public to protect each other.
“We are a resilient network and come combined in times of adversity,” he said.
Gretchen Wenner covers the newest for Ventura County Star. Contact her at gretchen. wenner@vcstar. com or 805-437-0270.
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