Neptune: As taken this afternoon, the Walmart on N.J. 66 @ Jumping Brook is closed. All the doors are locked and boarded up. A small white sign states the store is closed and will reopen tomorrow at 06:00 AM. Also noted is how the Wawa a little down NJ 66 East of this Walmart is also closed for the evening.
The precautions are being taken because of the planned protests tonight in neighboring Asbury Park. Asbury Park has enacted a curfew for residents tonight and posted a message on their Facebook page. If you’re aware of any other stores in the area are closing early and/or preparing please send us photos.
The following was posted on Asbury Park’s website earlier today:
A message from Mayor & Council re tonight’s protest:
We are expecting a peaceful protest tonight at 801 Bangs Avenue in support of social justice and police accountability.
The City of Asbury Park, its Mayor and Council, and the Asbury Park Police Department stand in full solidarity with the Asbury Park community in promotion of a peaceful demonstration and denounce the actions of the officers involved in the murder of George Floyd and any acts of police misconduct.
To protect the safety of the organizers and attendees of the protest, and our residents, a curfew is imposed for the City of Asbury Park beginning at 8pm Monday 6/1/20 through 5am Tuesday 6/2/20.
For the full emergency declaration, visit: https://www.cityofasburypark.com/DocumentCenter/View/1578/20200601_Disaster-Declaration
Patty Brown Willms
Terrible
Jason Nappi
Kayla Pace
Why r they closed
Dot Winskey Leming Douglas protestors coming through to asbury park
Thanks I just saw that
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Shannon Brooks
Jeremy Vunic
Danielle
Alex
Kelly Fenton Thanks for the heads up. I saw this earlier.
Unreal ????????♀️????????♀️????????♀️????????♀️????????♀️????????♀️
Da peps coming for free stuff!
Has anyone heard about them going for the little egg harbor Walmart?
Susan Casler- Harner I was just there. Business as usual.
Laura Anne thank you
I dont see it boarded up
Mark Zambella begins the glass doors is all plywood
Kaitlin Kerico
Apparently this is nationwide
Kim Viviani
Joe Faronea
The days of virtue signalling are here
Erin Corbin
Jenna Barea I was there a couple of hours ago
Erin Corbin I’m assuming it’s just in case any shit starts goin down the the Asbury protest.
Jenna Barea yea all bs. People shouldn’t get violent. Then they are just as bad as t bgg e cops at fault
This is ridiculous. Cities have to stop allowing these democrats. Its been a week now. Enough is enough
David Slavico You are right and that is why all of this is happening Enough is Enough..Enough murder of black men and women
Joanne Delucia-Grzywinski wheres black lives matter when they are killing eachother on a daily basis?
David Slavico Another racist and untrue statement
Joanne Delucia-Grzywinski oh ok. Chicago alone has atleast 20 a week
David Slavico and you call them ‘Democrats’ because?
Kathy Molyneux it was a typo. I corrected myself. Demonstration
David Slavico Ok thank you-have a good night
Demonstrations
David Slavico ok, I was really confused ????????
Cristy M Rayment damn auto spelling
Hope the put pallet walls i front of all doors or that ply wood isnt going to stop anything
Does that even matter?
Apparently..I just left it..????
Union store on rt 22 was closed around 4pm yesterday. Corporate sent instructions to close up stores in certain areas
Smart on their part, yet sad this has to be done.
Leave stores open as supposed to be…animals, Yes I called them animals show up and start destroying shit and trying to loot, swat shoots. It’s criminal activity not protests.
Fabricated demonstrations did what Corona couldn’t.
Jean Amato Henrich
Christina Malachatka