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Strange News - AP

AP

Vandals Glue Store Locks on 'Black Friday'

 

2 hours, 3 minutes ago

 

LAFAYETTE, La. - The busiest shopping day of the year turned out to be

a sticky affair. Vandals apparently glued the locks on dozens of

Lafayette's biggest retailers, preventing managers from opening up

promptly on lucrative " Black Friday. " Hundreds of shoppers, some of

whom arrived before dawn, were forced to wait outside Barnes & Noble,

Old Navy and other stores while managers summoned locksmiths.

 

At least 200 locks on dozens of businesses were glued, including main

entrances, rear doors and employee entrances, locksmith Garan Wilson

said. Wilson's first job at about 5 a.m. Friday was to make his way to

the front door lock at Old Navy — by pushing through about 500

shoppers

waiting outside, he said.

 

" I found about a half a tube of glue stuck inside, " he said.

 

Kevin Vizena, head locksmith for Pop-A-Lock in Lafayette, said the

vandals squirted the glue deep inside the keyholes, forcing him to

drill holes and remove the locks from the doors.

 

" We've never run into a day that's been quite so busy with these

particular problems, " Vizena said.

 

Chuck Trenchard, an employee of S & K Menswear, said the prank had cost

his store more than $1,000 in business, because potential customers

had

arrived early, then took off because they couldn't get inside.

 

Most of the stores had their doors open for customers by midmorning,

Vizena said.

 

Lafayette Police had no suspects but were investigating the vandalism

as cases of possible criminal mischief or criminal damage to property,

both misdemeanors, Lt. Angelo Iorio said.

 

 

 

 

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