The West Allis Police Department shut down a Hobby Lobby store Monday morning after deeming it a non-essential business.
WEST ALLIS POLICE SHUT DOWN APOPULAR ARTS AND CRAFTS STOREFOR OPERATING IN áDEFIANCEá OFTHE STATE'S SAFER AT HOMEORDER.
TONIGHT - THE HOBBYLOBBY LOCATION IN WEST ALLISIS CLOSED, BUT OTHERS ACROSSSOUTHEAST WISCONSIN ARE STILLOPEN.
AS MARY JO OLA SHOWS US -A MILWAUKEE ALDERMAN WANTS TOCUT OFF UTILITIES TO NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES THAT STAYOPEN DESPITE GOVERNMENT ORDERS.WEST ALLIS POLICE SAY OFFICERSWENT TO THIS HOBBY LOBBYMONDAY MORNING.POLCIE SAY THESTORE STAYED OPEN DESPITE THEGOVERNOR'S SAFER AT HOMEORDER.
AFTER BEING INFORMEDTHEY ARE NOT AN ESSENTIALBUSINESS AND THEREFORE NOT INCOMPLIANCE, POLICE SAY HOBBYLOBBY COMPLIED AND CLOSED.HOWEVER, WORK TO KEEP NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES CLOSEDCONTINUES...AND VARIES BETWEENCOMMUNITIES.THIS SIGN ATKENOSHA'S HOBBY LOBBY SAYSTHEY'RE CONTINUING TOOPERATE...OFFERING SUPPLIESFOR PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT ANDOFFICES.A WORKER WHO ANSWEREDTHE PHONE CONFIRMED THEKENOSHA LOCATION REMAINS OPENFOR BUSINESS.MILWAUKEEALDERMAN KHALIF RAINEY WANTSTHE CITY'S HEALTH DEPARTMENTTO SHUT OFF WATER AND POWER TOBUSINESSES THAT DEFY THEEMERGENCY ORDER.IN ASTATEMENT...RAINEY SAID HEWANTS THE PROCESS TO GIVE NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES A CHANCETO COMPLY...BEFORE SHUTTINGOFF UTILITIES.HE WENT ON TOSAY:"I find it incrediblyselfish and reckless for anynon-essential business tocontinue to operate during thedeadly coronavirus (COVID-19)emergency."WISCONSIN GOVERNORTONY EVERS ISSUED THE SAFER-AT-HOME ORDER...TO STEM THESPREAD OF COVID-19.PEOPLE CANSTILL GO GROCERY SHOPPING..COMMUTE TO WORK..AND GET MEDICALATTENTION.MONDAY, TMJ4 NEWSASKED GOVERNOR TONY EVERS IFHE WOULD SUPPORT A STATEWIDEORDER.14:16:08GOVERNOR TONYEVERS: "If those that areconsidered non essential cancomply i think i'd rather talkto them rather than shutsomething off."14:16:23GOVERNOR TONY EVERS: at end ofday, they're good people.
Needto comply.
All thosestruggling around issue,thinking about importance ofeveryone working together soif not complying, pleaseconsider MJ STAND UP:BROOKFIELD POLICE SAY THEYHAVE REFERRED A FEW BUSINESSESVIOLATING THE ORDER TO THEIRDISTRICT ATTORNEY.WE REACHEDOUT TO THE MILWAUKEE HEALTHDEPARTMENT AND HOBBY LOBBY FORCOMMENT BUT DID NOT GET ARESPONSE.MJO TMJ4NEWS.
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