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New Rochelle Costco calls cops to help control chaotic crowds - New York Post

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Cops were called to a Costco Wholesale warehouse in New Rochelle Saturday when a crowd of impatient shoppers got out of control.

Hundreds of shoppers who lined up outside the Costco wanted the doors open so they could begin shopping at 8 a.m. — but it took workers an extra half hour to open.

Furious shoppers began chanting and erupted into “total chaos,” as one shopper described it.

“I thought I was going to get trampled by shoppers, and it seemed like they were giving food away the way the customers acted, until cops and workers brought it under control,” said a resident named Jose, who did not provide his last name.

Workers used wooden pallets to create lines and order — letting only a certain number of the restless shoppers in at a time, as required by orders from Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Over a thousand customers waiting on line at Costco in New Rochelle, New York today were chanting at the workers to let them inside to shop.
Over 1,000 customers waiting on line at Costco in New Rochelle, New York, today were chanting at the workers to let them inside to shop.Richard Harbus

“It got dangerous for a while, but then was brought under control,” Jose said.

The Westchester city was an early hotbed for COVID-19 clusters — and three county residents have since filed a class-action lawsuit in nearby White Plains against the World Health Organization, claiming the agency covered up the coronavirus pandemic.

Police were called in to control the unruly crowds.
Police were called in to control the unruly crowds.Richard Harbus

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