Sheetz no longer open 24 hours on the weekends

[jazz lady]

I saw signs posted on the doors of both the one on GM Road and the one at Chancellor's Run Road that they will be closed from 1:45 am to 3:00 am Saturday and Sunday mornings (late Friday and Saturday evening).

Sounds like Sheetz got tired of the late night drunken crowds and trouble, and I don't blame them.

 

[Wishbone]

Wouldn't surprise me if they expand that a bit when they get tired of robbery.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

There was really a gathering of drunks at the one on Chancellors?

 

[jazz lady]

Wouldn't surprise me if they expand that a bit when they get tired of robbery.

I am sure robbery and shoplifting are major factors that could lead to further reduced hours.

There was really a gathering of drunks at the one on Chancellors?

I was wondering the same thing as I saw the signs first at the one on GM Road and thought it was only that store. But I stopped in the other one yesterday and saw the same ones. Maybe just preventative medicine? :shrug:

 

[TWL]

The GMR Sheetz had closed on Saturdays during that time for years.

 

[PeoplesElbow]

The GMR Sheetz had closed on Saturdays during that time for years.

Question is did it actually work?

 

[TWL]

Question is did it actually work?

What, piss me off when I needed a late night MTO snack early Saturday mornings? Yep.

 

[vraiblonde]

There was really a gathering of drunks at the one on Chancellors?

Yes. My house was right down the street from it and I used to go there all the time, sometimes in the middle of the night for cigarettes or food or a fountain drink. It was a freak convention in there and many times the drunks were belligerent and menacing, not safe for the employees, let alone the customers. They'd be out in the parking lot bothering people, fist fighting, cussing and being jerks, trying to hit people up for money.

Wawa on Rt 4 and 235 gets a late night freak show as well.

 

[jazz lady]

The GMR Sheetz had closed on Saturdays during that time for years.

I have been going to that one regularly for the past year and a couple of weeks ago was the first time I ever saw signs posted about it. :shrug:

 

[jazz lady]

Wawa on Rt 4 and 235 gets a late night freak show as well.

I know that is true as a friend works late night there and is ready to quit because of it. I don't blame them as no one should have to put up with that crap.

 

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

Put a plain-clothes cop in there; that crap stops.....or will, eventually.

Edit: Never mind. SMC can't afford to do that.

 

[stgislander]

Put a plain-clothes cop in there; that crap stops.....or will, eventually.

Edit: Never mind. SMC can't afford to do that.

It's been a few years, but I seem to remember always seeing a Sheriff's patrol car in the GMR Sheetz parking lot after midnight. It was like they were using Sheetz as a staging point for running calls in the area.

 

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

It's been a few years, but I seem to remember always seeing a Sheriff's patrol car in the GMR Sheetz parking lot after midnight. It was like they were using Sheetz as a staging point for running calls in the area.

Thus defeating the reason they should be there between, say, Midnight and 6 a.m..

 

[PeoplesElbow]

Back home a restaurant that had occasional teenager problems decided that all cops eat free (was a buffet) there were always 3-4-5 cop cars in the parking lot and they never had a problem again.

Some of the cops made pigs (no pun intended) of themselves though but really food is cheap for a buffet.

Sheetz/WaWa only has to say free coffee, donuts, and subs for all police and I bet they would keep that stuff from happening.

 

[DEEKAYPEE8569]

Back home a restaurant that had occasional teenager problems decided that all cops eat free (was a buffet) there were always 3-4-5 cop cars in the parking lot and they never had a problem again.

Some of the cops made pigs (no pun intended) of themselves though but really food is cheap for a buffet.

Sheetz/WaWa only has to say free coffee, donuts, and subs for all police and I bet they would keep that stuff from happening.

As stereotypical as that may sound to some folks, it could work.

 

[officeguy]

As stereotypical as that may sound to some folks, it could work.

Before Bryans Road got the sheriffs substation, the Burger King had a 'Sheriffs office report writing desk'. Kept the riff Raff away.

 

[BernieP]

It could also be temporary. Wa Wa periodically does closures like that to do "tech refreshes".
Maybe Wa Wa just provides more information to the public.

 

[vraiblonde]

Back home a restaurant that had occasional teenager problems decided that all cops eat free (was a buffet) there were always 3-4-5 cop cars in the parking lot and they never had a problem again.

Some of the cops made pigs (no pun intended) of themselves though but really food is cheap for a buffet.

Sheetz/WaWa only has to say free coffee, donuts, and subs for all police and I bet they would keep that stuff from happening.

At Bambino's Terry gave all cops, firefighters, and EMTs half off, so we typically had a ton of them hanging around. But honestly, between Terry and his waitresses, all of whom would happily kick your ass for you as a floorshow, I don't recall anyone being troublesome in there.

 

[3CATSAILOR]

I saw signs posted on the doors of both the one on GM Road and the one at Chancellor's Run Road that they will be closed from 1:45 am to 3:00 am Saturday and Sunday mornings (late Friday and Saturday evening).

Sounds like Sheetz got tired of the late night drunken crowds and trouble, and I don't blame them.

So they have an increase of police in LP City with the COPS unit and it still isn't enough. If it was enough, they wouldn't need to close early to protect themselves. When businesses have to close early to protect themselves from an increase of crime, this talks volumes about how protected they feel they are.

 

[vraiblonde]

So they have an increase of police in LP City with the COPS unit and it still isn't enough. If it was enough, they wouldn't need to close early to protect themselves. When businesses have to close early to protect themselves from an increase of crime, this talks volumes about how protected they feel they are.

What they really need to do is lock up the criminals and keep them locked up. Look up pretty much any perp in the news and you'll see this ain't their first rodeo. Some judge let them walk with a spankie for their last crime(s), and now they're right back at it. I'm not sure why the people of SoMD put up with this crap.