Glouco Wal-Mart changes phones after incident
The Washington Township Wal-Mart where someone used the public-address system to announce Sunday night that black shoppers should leave the store is making changes to discourage further incidents. The actions came as township police yesterday checked "on a couple of leads" they hoped would help identify the person. Police said they did not know whether the person was an employee.
The Washington Township Wal-Mart where someone used the public-address system to announce Sunday night that black shoppers should leave the store is making changes to discourage further incidents. The actions came as township police yesterday checked "on a couple of leads" they hoped would help identify the person. Police said they did not know whether the person was an employee.
Store officials said they were working to reduce the number of public-accessible phones with public-address capabilities. Authorities said that the statement could have been made from one of 25 phones in the Wal-Mart, and that not all were in range of security cameras.
The announcement occurred about 5 p.m. when a male voice calmly said: "Attention, Wal-Mart customers. All black people, leave the store now." - Edward Colimore