Eat Street Business Owners Come Together To Demand Change After Surge In Petty Crime

By David Schuman, CBS Minnesota

November 9, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS — Owners in a Minneapolis dining destination say a sudden surge in petty crime is leaving a bad taste in their mouths.

Surveillance video from Colonial Market on Eat Street shows people taking money out of tip jars and managers chasing down shoplifters.

The owner thinks it's people living in the new encampment two blocks down.

Owners of businesses on Eat Street say the homeless encampment nearby does not help with the perception of the area/WCCO

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