Kansas City Crossroads Biz Fears 'Hit List' After Latest Attack

Once again, in the aftermath of a historic vote against taxpayer investment, merchants in the Crossroads suffer rising crime as cowtown conspiracy theories start to surface: 

SMALL BIZ FRUSTRATION WITH BREAK-INS & VANDALISM SPARK "HIT LIST" RUMORS TARGETING THE CROSSROADS!!!

This might be just a bit of hyperbole but certainly offers a glimpse that biz inside the loop feels helpless and the crime spike continues despite recent promises and public meeting . . . Check-it:

Messenger Coffee at 17th Street and Grand Boulevard seems to be the latest in a string of break-ins for KCPD to solve.

“I think you should prepare for when it will happen,” said Evan Ashby, the co-owner of Mildred’s who experienced a break-in last week.

“It’s like you’re on a hit list,” Ashby said. “If you have a storefront space with a glass door front, you’re on a list.”

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

Kansas City police investigate another break-in at a Crossroads coffee shop

The front of the building shows the front door glass was damaged and boarded up a few hours later.