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Yahoo
27-05-2025
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Thieves target Brookside, Midtown businesses over the weekend
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Several offices inside a Brookside building were broken into over the weekend. Surveillance cameras show three people exiting a white truck early Sunday morning. 'They decided to smash one of our doors and go in and rob a couple of offices,' said Joe Zwillenberg. Zwillenberg owns Zwillo Properties, which leases out office space on the second floor of the building. Some of his tenants were hit by thieves on Sunday morning. 'These types of things cost five, six, seven hundred dollars. Door frames that are broken are very expensive. And then the sense of security. It's a secure building, but you know, your people feel violated. They feel like they've been attacked,' Zwillenberg explained. Police investigating double shooting in Blue Springs He said thieves mostly got away with electronics. 'TVs, computers, stuff like that, and anything valuable,' he said. Zwillenberg called 911 and was on site to talk with KCPD officers shortly after the break-in. 'They got here and took a report, did some dusting for some fingerprints, watched the (surveillance) video. It seems like the police department has been all over this and wanting to know information, wanting to know how much it's going to be, those types of things, and interviewed the different business owners on my second floor. So I've been incredibly happy with the response so far.' Businesses in Brookside weren't the only ones hit early Sunday morning. Hemp Haus on 39th Street in Midtown also has boarded-up doors. Employees say their security cameras also caught thieves getting out of a white truck. Download the FOX4 News app on iPhone and Android 'It's a reality of where we are today in society that people do do these things. But that's why we have security. That's why we have police. I feel like, along with what they're doing on the streets, with the people who are driving crazy, doing street racing. I feel like our city understands this is what we have to do to get these people and get them arrested and hopefully to rehab their life and not do these types of things.' FOX4 reached out to KCPD Monday for updates on these investigations, to see if any arrests had been made, and if the incidents in Brookside and Midtown were connected. We are still waiting to hear back. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Kansas City restaurants dish up tastes of victory as Chiefs continue title run
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs-themed goodies are on the menu at restaurants around the Kansas City area, and one of them believes it might have an eye into the franchise's football future. Restaurants like McClain's Bakery in Waldo are feeling Chiefs spirit just like everyone else. McClain's cakes, and the popular family cookie box, have a Chiefs theme right now, and customers want their goodies dressed in red and gold. Toxic chemicals found in Henry County soil, Evergy accused in lawsuit 'From a business standpoint, this is an extremely exciting time of the year,' Cassidy Garr, McClain's spokesperson, said. 'Playoffs and the Chiefs have become their own holiday for businesses like ours.' The Chiefs seek a three-peat as Super Bowl champs, and that's inspired Joe Zwillenberg and his staff at The Westport Flea Market to offer their popular cheeseburgers at only $3 apiece. The Flea Market started the special in 2014 when the Kansas City Royals returned to the postseason for the first time in decades. 'It just seems to be good luck. This is the third year in a row we've been doing this. The place is going to get busy. Everybody's going to be in a good mood. For two weeks, we're going to be giving the best burger in Kansas City for three bucks,' Zwillenberg said. And on Westport Road, well-dressed donuts come with a unique T-shirt offer from Donutology. The shirt is designed by Charlie Hustle, and if the Chiefs win it all, the shirt entitles the wearer to a free dozen donuts once per week. FOX4 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox 'We've done this several times. Last year, we gave out 50,000 free donuts to people,' store owner Andrew Cameron said. 'It's fun because donuts are about community. All of these business operators agree this is a golden era in Kansas City, and businesses who take advantage of it have a means of filling the post-holiday season doldrums — while cheering on the Chiefs. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
