Call for council help after break-in
A CAFE was forced to temporarily close after yet another town centre raid.
Taste’N’Save on Infant Street in Accrington was broken into on Monday, October 8, after thieves smashed the front window.
They stole around £30 in cash from the till and an iPod.
The cafe was unable to open on Tuesday, October 9, due to repair work and investigations by forensic teams.
Faatimah Girach, who has worked in the town centre for 11 years, said something has to be done to help protect business owners in the area.
She said: “It is so upsetting. I came to work at 7.30am and see the damage.
“There have been a few others on our street including the Infant Street Fish and Chip Shop and then Aroma Cafe on our street has been hit in the past few weeks.
“Also on other streets there are shops that have been broken into. There is nothing to prevent them from doing it.
“As businesses we need some sort of CCTV system or other things to stop us being broken into.
“After it happened to other businesses I rang the police to see if there was anything to prevent it happening and they said CCTV but the cost of getting that is a lot.
“I want the council to help local traders as it is hard enough to run a business. We have had to put up boards costing £140 and I lost a day of takings because it was closed for the forensics as there was a blood trail.
“Hopefully they can catch them but I am still out of pocket and will not get the money back.”
Last week we reported how around 20 businesses have been burgled on Warner Street in just 12 months and owners say they are living in ‘utter fear’.
They have also warned that many businesses will soon ‘up sticks and leave’ unless more robust security measures are put in place and police patrols in the area are increased.
Anyone with information about the Taste’N’Save raid should call police on 101 quoting reference number ED1823771.