00:00lockdown of maloney has left residents grappling with uncertainty with questions about permits
00:06access to their homes and how long the restrictions will remain in force
00:10counselor for mausica maloney stephan whatley says the sudden implementation of the closed
00:16area provisions triggered widespread anxiety particularly as residents struggle to get
00:21basic information about the restrictions the announcement came with little warning and for
00:39many residents of maloney the first area placed under special security restrictions it raised more
00:46questions than answers as police vehicles moved through the community tuesday night announcing a
00:53curfew and lockdown measures residents were left trying to make sense of the sudden move but
01:00counselor stephan whatley says the restrictions came against the backdrop of a violent incident hours
01:07earlier there was a party of sorts and um after the party there were some altercations and um someone
01:18with uh if i am without um i have an altercation with i believe it's two um fellow residents
01:26residents and um yeah so i think it's two to three persons that were injured in the whole factor
01:34that incident is believed to have shattered the brokered peace between rival gangs in the area
01:40so all the country there has been an effort to um maybe get between these um persons of interest
01:49within communities and really push up peace initiatives i know there was um that kind of
01:56agreement within the below the area and therefore you know i've seen a number of activities happening
02:03um yeah a different amount of sporting activities get togethers and it was going quite well until this
02:11unfortunate incident while residents are expected to obtain permits to move during the restricted hours
02:18counselor stephan whatley says there appears to be no clear system yet in place to facilitate that
02:25process he says he's not aware of a single resident who has received a permit since yesterday um they
02:33indicated they have no such process in place to get limits for anyone today we will open that that
02:40situation would have changed however it really is the same instead residents have reportedly been advised
02:47to obtain letters from their employers and explain their circumstances to officers at checkpoints
02:53try to do things as get a letter from your place of work and that tenant again explain to the
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03:00when you are stopped in the area you know but even with that being said again persons are not too
03:09comfortable with that arrangement because you don't know which officer you will you'll meet up and
03:15if they will be if they will be actually lenient the counselor says to his knowledge there have been no
03:21arrests since the operation began based on the information available to him another concern for residents is how long the
03:30restrictions will remain in place we have seen just a day a number of vehicles coming into the area with
03:38um suspect times and other materials setting up police posts at various locations within the community
03:48so that alone indicates that this is going to be it's not going to be a short period it seems
03:56to be
03:57an uh quite some period if they are investing in so much infrastructure with any communities
04:03for now residents are left seeking clarity on the restrictions the permit arrangements and when normal movement will resume
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