Facing New Year’s gatherings – queues in stores: the police have intensified inspections



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Delphi the photographer recorded how queues of shoppers wanted to buy near stores Thursday afternoon. The largest queues were recorded at Maxima on Mindaugo Street.

The queues in the shops and fireworks shops already lengthened yesterday.

Working hours are shorter, some will not work tomorrow

The Maxima retail chain announces that on New Year’s Eve, December 31, Maxima retail stores will be open until 9 p.m. and in 2021. It will open its doors on January 1 and will be waiting for buyers starting at 12 noon. and it will run until normal closing time. On the eve of New Year’s Eve, Rimi announces that it will also be open and waiting for customers until 9:00 p.m., and will open its doors from 1:00 a.m. on January 1.

Iki stores on December 31. will run even shorter, until 8pm, and will open at 10am on the first day of 2021, and will run until 10pm The Lidl chain of stores announces that stores will be open until 8.30pm on New Years Eve and They will be closed on January 1.

Norfa stores will not open on the first day of the New Year, they will be open until 8pm on New Years Eve.

On New Year’s Eve, December 31, the Akropolis point of sale in Vilnius, Klaipėda and Šiauliai will close earlier than usual, at 20:00, except before 21:00. Maxima, who will serve customers. On January 1, only Eurovaistinė, Maxima and take-away cafes and restaurants will be open from Akropolis outlets, which will open at 12 noon. and will run until 9 pm Eurovaistinė will be open until 9 pm in Vilnius and Klaipėda, until 7 pm in Šiauliai, and Maxima will be open until 10 pm in the three supermarkets.

At the Ozas shopping center on December 31. The shops and authorized service points will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Maximum from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. and from 1 January. it will be a day off.

On New Year’s Eve, December 31, the shopping and service points of the Mega Mall will close earlier than usual, they will be open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rimi will serve customers from 8 am to 9 pm and the Senukai pickup point will be open from 8 am to 6 pm.

On January 1, only Rimi and Alkava, who sells candy, will work at Mega. Working hours “Rimi” – from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., “Alkava” – from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Police reported an increase in controls

Introducing the New Year’s night police work, Renatas Požėla, Police Commissioner General, identified last-minute shopping as one of the first challenges.

“The planning for this long weekend, where we see challenges and threats, is above all the movement of people and vehicles within the municipality itself. And the first challenge, this challenge during the day, afternoon, is related to the operation of supermarkets and the attempt of individuals to take advantage of that last minute to buy merchandise, to go shopping.

I mean that the police reserve the right and we are planning this work to monitor this situation. Just as a considerable amount of material from the previous period has actually been collected, the footage is being decided at the beginning of various administrative proceedings. This day will not be the exception, the police will definitely also focus their attention on supermarkets, ”said R. Požėla.

R. Požėla added that liability for violations can threaten supermarket administrations.

“First of all, it is the function of the supermarket management and the responsibility of complying with the quarantine requirements at or near the facility. We will assess and monitor the situation to see if it does not pose a responsibility for the supermarket administrations. , the image is captured by video surveillance systems, cameras, the material will be analyzed and available. We have enough time to initiate administrative procedures after evaluating the collected material. We see how the people inside follow the established order of wearing masks, the order We are fully monitoring compliance with the quarantine, “said R. Požėla.

Vilnius County Police Chief Saulius Gagas added that the situation near supermarkets has been monitored since this morning.

The Code of Administrative Offenses provides for a fine of 500 to 1.5 thousand for infractions of the quarantine requirements. EUR, for managers of legal entities or other responsible persons – from 1,5 thousand. up to 6 thousand. euros.

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