SEATTLE — A restaurant owner in Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood is fed up after suffering his 25th break-in at his small business over just the last five years.
Christian Chandler is the owner and Head Chef at Serafina, an Italian-inspired restaurant along Eastlake Avenue that he’s owned for over three decades. He said for roughly 30 of those years, he had only experienced about two break-in attempts; however, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, he has fallen victim to 25 break-ins and burglaries.
“It’s well over 6 figures in repairs, upgraded security that I’ve had to install just to keep the property safe, and the staff safe,” Chandler said about all the crimes over the years…