"Local governments, do the enforcement," is a statement Governor Cuomo has said countless times since the start of the pandemic.
THE VIRUS.AND WE KNOW THESTATE HAS PUT OUTMANDATES TO HELPSLOW THE SPREADOF COVID-19.BARS...RESTAURANTS ANDGYMS MUST ALLCLOSE BY TEN P.M.PRIVATE HOMEGATHERINGS ARELIMITED TO NO MORETHAN 10 PEOPLE.BUT WHO ISENFORCING THESEGUIDELINES...ESPECIALLY WITHTHANKSGIVING JUSTAROUND THECORNER?SEVEN EYEWITNESSNEWS REPORTERGILAT MELAMEDWENT LOOKING FORANSWERS."LOCALGOVERNMENTS, DOTHE ENFORCEMENT."THAT STATEMENT ISPART OF GOVERNORCUOMO'S MONDAYCOVID-19 UPDATE.AND ECHOEDCOUNTLESS TIMESSINCE MARCH.ERIE COUNTYOFFICIALS SAY MANYCASES ARE NOWCOMING FROMPERSONALGATHERINGS.WHICH NOW HAVE A10 PERSON LIMIT....BUFFALO POLICECAPTAIN JEFFRINALDO..."WE'RE NOT LOOKINGTO GO INTO PEOPLE'SHOUSES AND STARTENFORCING THIS.WE'RE ASKING FORCOMPLIANCE, WE'REASKING FOR PEOPLETO TAKE THISSERIOUS."RINALDO SAYSPOLICE WILLRESPOND TOCOMPLAINTS...AS FOR MASKS WHENSOCIAL DISTANCINGISN'T POSSIBLE...RINALDO SAYSTHERE'S NOSUMMONS IN THESYSTEM THAT COULDFINE SOMEONE FORVIOLATING MASKPROTOCOL.BECAUSE THERE'S NOCITY ORDINANCE FORIT.HE SAYS OFFICERSARE INSTRUCTED TOGIVE PEOPLE MASKS."WE HAVE NOT SEENSITUATIONS WHEREOUR OFFICERS HAVETAKEN ANY KIND OFENFORCEMENTACTION IN A PUBLICSETTING DUE TOPEOPLE NOT ABIDINGBY SOCIALDISTANCING ORWEARING MASKS."THE ERIE COUNTYHEALTH DEPARTMENTSAYS IT'S ISSUEDMORE THAN 500COVID-RELATEDVIOLATIONS TORESTAURANTS SINCEMARCH.60 OF THOSE INCLUDEFINES."THERE'S A CERTAINAMOUNT THEDEPARTMENT OFHEALTH DOES, IT'SREQUIRED TOINSPECT THESEFACILITIES.
IT ISDOING THAT.
IT ISDOING THAT ON ADAILY BASIS, ON ANIGHTLY BASIS TOENSURE THATCOMPLIANCE ISBEING MET, BUTWHEN IT'S ALSO INTHE GENERAL PUBLICWE NEED HELP FROMOUR LOCAL LAWENFORCEMENTAGENCIES AS WELL."ON FRIDAY ERIECOUNTY SHERIFFTIMOTHY HOWARDSAID HE WILL NOTUSE HIS OFFICE TOENFORCE LIMITS ONTHANKSGIVINGGATHERINGS ANDQUOTE "THESETRADITIONS SHOULDNOT BE STOPPED ORINTERRUPTED BYGOVERNOR CUOMO'SMANDATES."LT.
GOVERNOR KATHYHOCHUL'SRESPONSE?"THE ELECTEDOFFICIAL INQUESTION HAS A JOBTO DO AND IT'SEXPECTED THAT IT BEFOLLOWED.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSONCE AGAINREACHED OUT TOSHERIFF HOWARDFOR AN ON-CAMERAINTERVIEW.
BUT FORTHE SECOND TIMESINCE FRIDAY, WEWERE TOLD THESHERIFF WASUNAVAILABLE.AS FOR THE STATEIT CAN FINE LOCALGOVERNMENTS INHOT SPOTS UP TO$10,000 FOR NOTENFORCING COVID-19RULES.
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against Gov. Andrew Cuomo and temporarily blocked restrictions on religious services in New York.
