MARION, N.C. (WLOS) — Business owners are losing their marbles after a spate of crime on East Court Street in Marion.
literally.
Kaylin Fairchild, an employee at Backyard Creations, asked, “If someone’s doing it just for the sake of it, why not?”
Marion Police Chief Allen Lawrence said a preliminary investigation shows marbles were fired at multiple Marion businesses and some windows were broken.
“It could have been thrown, but I highly doubt it. I feel like it probably came from something propelling it with enough force to break the window,” Lawrence said. said.
Downtown Asheville merchants are targeted by vandals at 3 Lexington Avenue.business
On February 22nd, the front window of Save-A-Day Laundry was broken. Repairs will cost $3000.
On the same day, the windows of Alivas Multiservices, located just around the corner, were also smashed. It will cost $400 to fix.
And Backyard Creations employees came to work Monday, walking through shattered glass for the fourth time in six months.
“The door was smashed and two windows were smashed out. It happened again, so it’s even worse,” Fairchild said.
This latest episode costs your business $1,000.
“The money that comes in goes to this building and it has to go to us. It’s our bread and butter, it’s our food,” she said. actually coming home. It’s really frustrating because it puts a financial burden on my family. ”
Asheville is experiencing unprecedented vandalism, with more than 100 car windows smashed across the city in just a few days.
“We know this is frustrating for us as law enforcement, and it’s very frustrating for business owners, because this is disruptive to their business, their day-to-day operations, and obviously , because it impacts our bottom line when we have to close,’ or change our services or board up our windows,” Lawrence said.
Fairchild said the company’s cameras monitor the parking lot.
“So we don’t know who shot the marbles or whatever into our front door,” Fairchild said.
Police have identified a small black car that may have been involved in the destruction.
“We can’t do law enforcement alone. This is an area where we need the help of the community,” Lawrence said.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to contact the Marion Police Department at 828-652-5205 or 828-652-4000.
