One of the businesses damaged was Perfect Pour, which opened about four months ago. Co-owner Terrence Shavers said he did not know the financial cost yet, but said it would be insignificant compared to the tragic event the led to the weekend protests.
AKRON, Ohio — Boarded up windows and closed businesses were a common sight Tuesday in downtown Akron, where about three blocks of storefronts on Main Street were vandalized early Monday morning afterThe Downtown Akron Partnership says 19 buildings were damaged and 101 windows and doors were broken.
He said cameras caught about six people walking down the street at about 1 a.m., throwing bricks through windows. Down the street, Charlie Somtrakool, owner of Cilantro, said a rock the size of a softball was thrown through his restaurant windows at about 12:50 a.m. Police said that protests in front of the Akron police department, about a block away, were dispersed at about midnight Monday after the curfew was imposed.
Cilantro owner Charlie Somtrakool said a rock the size of a softball was thrown into his restaurant early Monday morning.Somtrakool said three windows were broken at his restaurant. Umbrellas on his patio were also set on fire, and a container of lighter fluid was found nearby. He said he’s worried about how the damage will make downtown look.
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