A bay area coffee shop suffered its fourth break-in with about $20,000 in damage and just $2 stolen.
Thieves smashed windows and wrecked equipment overnight.
Owners say the repeated hits are wearing them down and hurting business.
Police stepping up patrols in the area but no arrests yet.
Similar smash-and-grab patterns popping up at other small spots nearby.
Store considering extra cameras and overnight security options.
Community frustration growing over the ongoing theft wave.
This kind of repeated nonsense grinds down owners fast.
Popular CA coffee shop hit with another break-in; thieves cause $20K damage but steal just $2
FREMONT, Calif (KGO) — Crews spent most of the day boarding up the main entrance to Qamaria Yemeni Coffee Company, a popular Fremont coffee shop, after a breakin early Tuesday morning. It’s the fourth breakin in less than two years.
Surveillance video shows a truck smashing through the front door around 2 a.m. Two suspects entered the shop and searched for less than a minute before leaving. The owners said the suspects likely escaped with only a few dollars but caused about $20,000 in damage, which is not covered by insurance.
“Door frame is gone. Windows are gone. Doors are gone. And they took like $2,” said Hamza, a coowner of the shop, who didn’t want to use his last name over security concerns. “Unfortunately, insurance doesn’t cover things like this. It is more so for things like customer injury, liability stuff inside. So, this will have to be 100% outofpocket.”
$20,000+; storefront destroyed and expensive espresso machines damaged.