Before sunrise Monday, a quiet stretch of Nottingham Street in southwest Houston turned into a crime scene, with nine small businesses waking up to a mess of shattered glass and ransacked interiors. Owners showed up to find windows busted out, merchandise tossed around and hastily nailed boards going up where glass used to be. No one was hurt, but the damage forced several shops to stay closed while the tally on repairs and losses begins, and the neighborhood is on edge about what might come next.
What happened
According to KHOU, the early-morning burglary spree hit nine different storefronts along the Nottingham Street corridor in quick succession. The station’s footage shows stunned owners stepping around broken glass, talking through what was stolen and how long it might take to get doors back open while they sweep, tape, and board their way through the aftermath.
Nottingham neighborhood has seen thefts before
Residents in the Nottingham area told ABC13 earlier this year that the neighborhood…..