A string of recent break-ins and vandalism incidents has left several Ballard restaurant owners dealing with damage, financial losses, and mounting frustration.
Around a half dozen Ballard businesses have sustained damage and loss since the start of the year, including Copine, whose front window was recently broken.
At Copine (6460 24th Avenue NW), security footage shows what staff described as a group of intoxicated individuals trying to manage an out-of-control friend. “He then stopped and picked up a rock and smashed in the window. Then did the same to Single Hill Commons,” the restaurant said. The business had installed security film on its windows after a previous break-in…