PAPPYS, NALIS CLOSE EARLY DUE TO CRIME

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At least two business establishments have taken a decision to close early due to crime and safety concerns, One of them is a State institution, the other: a fast food restaurant. NALIS and Pappy's Fried Chicken made the announcements via social media. Rynessa Cutting reports.

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00:00A notice from popular fast food restaurant Papi says, due to increasing concerns surrounding

00:06crime in the country, management has taken the decision to close the O'Connor Street

00:12Woodbrook location at 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays and 7pm on Tuesday to Thursday.

00:19Crime has just gone so out of hand. We feel uncomfortable, our staff feel uncomfortable.

00:24We're just trying to take it into our own hands instead of relying on somebody else

00:28to do it because it's been a disappointing result so far. And we're in Woodbrook, which

00:35lots of things happen in that area. We have a very nice community there on O'Connor Street.

00:41We look out for each other. We've recently in the past seen some things on the streets

00:47that are concerning. Also, our staff members leave our premises 10 o'clock in the night

00:53and we can't allow them to do that. They go to other areas of Trinidad and Tobago and

01:00it takes them a long time to get there. We just don't want them to be in danger and we

01:05want to see them the next day.

01:07Papi's is calling for increased police presence on the western end of Arrepita Avenue and

01:12the side streets.

01:14We would love that, patrolling every night, let's say, for a couple of hours every day.

01:20That would be great. If that's the case, we will open every day, you know, if we felt

01:26really good and safe and comfortable. And, you know, we have customers sitting down outside

01:32as well, like eating their food. You know, it's just I know for sure customers just like

01:38to get their food and run to their cars and leave and go eat in their homes. So it would

01:43be nice if they see police patrolling, then they will feel comfortable to sit outside

01:47and eat their food.

01:48Papi's management is also urging other businesses to adopt similar measures.

01:53We hope that the government does see it because it's something that we're screaming and we're

01:58telling you that this is uncomfortable and this is not the way to live. And if we have

02:03to come together as one huge country and just close businesses and a self-imposed curfew,

02:12let's just say, to make a stance that this is, we can't take this anymore, that will

02:19be a great movement if we could do that.

02:22The call comes on the heels of a robbery at Trotters on Marval Road in Newtown last Thursday

02:27night and a robbery at Little Caesars Woodbrook location last month. Three teens were also

02:33shot in the Alberta street on Sunday morning. Meantime, Nallis informs the public that its

02:38libraries will be closing at 5 p.m. on weekdays instead of 6 p.m. during the period November

02:4411th to January 10th. Nallis says the decision was taken in the interest of the safety and

02:49well-being of its staff, given the early setting of the sun at this time of year.

02:55Renessa Cutting, TV6 News.

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