For a second time in 3 months a break in at Alki Coffee/Ben & Jerry’s shop on Alki Beach resulted in the loss of their cash drawer and safe. It happened this morning around 4am.
Co-Owner Jonathan Stebbins said, “It appears that they somehow jimmied the sliding doors in the front to enter which set off the alarms so they were in and out pretty quick. Unfortunately due to the multiple break-ins that have occured we are going to be changing how we do things at the shop and will no longer be accepting cash as a form of payment and will carry no cash on premises going forward.
While it is incredibly frustrating and sad that this keeps happening not just to us, but to other small businesses along Alki, we plan to keep working with our neighbors and the community to make Alki a safer place for local businesses to thrive and where people can gather, connect, and enjoy this special neighborhood together.”…