'It's so hard': Business owners react as smash-and-grabs continue across St. Louis
2022-11-30
Loretta Franklin
11-30
At the rate these are occurring, would the last business leaving metro St Louis please turn off the lights.
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Larry Price
11-30
Time to start using the wire in the glass or installing a wire mesh on the inside. Then install a broken glass alarm that is like those in hones AND TIE THAT ALARM INTO A DYE DISPENSER THAT SPRAYS THE AREA WITH A DYE BANKS USE FOR MONEY TAKEN IN HOLDUPS
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mike mike
12-02
The north bums sleep in the day time and wake up at midnight to commit crimes, just stay up at night and you will catch the bum’s!!
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