The Brief
- A series of burglaries targeted at least three small businesses in a North Austin shopping center on Saturday night.
- The businesses—Amy’s Ice Creams, Phil’s Ice House, and East Side Pies—all reported broken glass and cleanup efforts.
- One of the victims, East Side Pies, announced it is becoming a cashless business due to the increasing frequency of break-ins.
AUSTIN – A string of burglaries on N Hwy. 183 in Austin left small business owners a mess to clean up, and at least one is rethinking how they’re going to do business moving forward.
North Austin Business Burglaries
According to social media posts, Amy’s Ice Creams, Phil’s Ice House, and East Side Pies, all in one shopping center, were victims of burglars on Friday night.
The social post from Amy’s Ice Creams said, “Glass was broken and there’s cleanup to do, but our teams are safe – and we’re OPEN as usual today.”
East Side Pies surveillance footage
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