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Black Friday: Bargain hunters spend Thanksgiving waiting in line

Jovan Aristi, 26, of Flushing, Stephanie Salvo, 29,

Photo credit: Faye Murman | Jovan Aristi, 26, of Flushing, Stephanie Salvo, 29, of Bayside, and Tavie Salvo, 31, of Bayside, wait outside the Sears store in White Plains for the 8pm Black Friday sale. Many stores in the area closed at 4pm in preparation for the 8pm sales. (Nov. 22, 2012)

Shoppers eager for steep discounts on electronics -- sometimes to be given as presents, others to be kept as personal splurges -- lined up at shopping centers across Rockland and Westchester counties on Thanksgiving Day to get their shot at inexpensive laptops, TVs and DVD players.

About 15 security guards from National Surveillance and Security were hired by the Wal-Mart in White Plains for...

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