Looting threat shuts down businesses

The Best in the West shopping center on Rainbow and Lake Mead boulevards has closed with storefronts boarded up ahead of reports of possible looting.

THEY BELIEVE THERE IS ACREDIBLE THREATTARGETING THE PLAZA AND THEY'VEASKED BUSINESSES TO STAY CLOSEDTODAY AND TOMORROW...AND METRO TELLS US THE AREPOSTING UNITS IN THE AREA.CREWS WASTED NO TIME BOARDINGUP BUSINESSES AT THE BEST INTHE WEST SHOPPING PLAZA.MOST WERE COVERED WITH PLYWOODWELL BEFORE THE SUN WENT DOWN.SIGNS PASTED ON - READING THATSTORES ARE "TEMPORARILY CLOSED"((SOT)) CHAD CUTLAR - HIBACHICHEF "IT'S VERY SAD, WHEN YOUGET DOWN TO IT WE'RE ALL HUMAN"DOWN THE STREET AT THE RAINBOWPROMENADE SHOPPING CENTER -SOME BUSINESSES ARE DOING THEARE OPENING UP THEIR DOORS TOPROTESTORS!

((SOT)) CHAD CUTLAR- HIBACHI CHEF "WE'RE HERE TOGIVE OUT FREE HUGS, FOOD, SODA,WATER TO THE PROTESTERS ANDJUST SHOW WE'RE ALL IN THISTOGETHER" CUTLER'S RESTAURANTHAS THRIVED OFF THE COMMUNITY -AND THIS IS NOW THEIR TURN TOGIVE BACK -- HE SAYS.CUTLER IS HOPING FOR PEACE -BUT BACK OVER AT BEST IN THETHE MEMO SAYS THEY'REINSTALLING METAL BARRICADES ATENTRANCES - AND ARE HAVINGMETRO OFFICERS ON PROPERTY.((SOT)) CHAD CUTLAR - HIBACHICHEF "WE MADE IT THROUGH THEPANDEMIC AND WE'RE STILL STRONGTRUTH TO THESE SOCIAL MEDIAPOSTS...WE'RE STILL WORKING TO LEARNABOUT ANY PLANNED PROTESTSHAPPENING THIS WEEKEND - BUTCERTAINLY MOST OF THESEBUSINESSES ARE PREPARING FOR ITIF IT HAPPENS.

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