KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City business owner is blaming the city and Mayor Quinton Lucas after his business was broken into overnight.
Matt Shatto, who owns Betty Rae’s Ice Cream, posted on social media on Wednesday.
River Market businesses are the latest target for break ins
In a message to Lucas he said, “your city is the only one on a daily basis where we wonder if our staff is going to be safe and our assets are protected.”
Shatto goes on to claim despite paying taxes for public safety, “we are not safe in public.” Click here to read his entire LinkedIn post.
The statement appears to be specific to the River Market. That’s where one of Betty Rae’s stores is located, which shared video of a recent break-in on Wednesday.
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Lucas responded to Shatto’s post saying “very sorry to hear about your business and the break in you experienced. While I do feel suppet for businesses victimized is worthwhile, I’ll point you to our work this week to re-establish holding space for up to 144 arrestees. (sic)
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