Shame: Kansas City Coffee Shop Suffers 15th Break-In

Yesterday we had a good conversation about recent break-ins suffered by local restaurants but we feel like this angle is worth doubling back in order to pick up. 

We'll get to the quote in a sec but let's start with a takeaway . . . 

KANSAS CITY SMALL BIZ CANNOT SURVIVE IN THIS KIND OF LAWLESS ENVIRONMENT!!!

It's just a fact . . . There isn't enough cash in the world for a small biz to sustain repeated robberies and continue to operate . . . At some point the economics of any operation will fall apart and any biz endeavor will be UNSUSTAINABLE if a constant cycle of robbery, vandalism & theft is the status quo. 

Accordingly . . .

Readers should focus on this first person testimony which reveals a SHOCKING level of criminality confronted by one of the better local coffee shops . . . Check-it: 

"All three of my locations have been broken into several times," he said. "This is probably the 14th or 15th time."

Crows Coffee has locations in Waldo, on the South Plaza and in the Red Bridge Shopping Center. Just last week, all three locations were boarded up because of break-ins that occurred in December.

Owner Zach Moores said he experienced a spike in property crime following the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the years, he estimates the break-ins have cost him about $30,000.

"We just don't know where to direct our frustrations," he said. "These continue to happen."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

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