An overnight vandal smashed out a window on a Downtown Longview business Monday evening.
There were signs of a burglary, and owners called the incident a strange âcoincidenceâ given their recent decision to offer indoor dining in defiance of state public health rules.
âI personally donât want to say that it was definitely retaliation. But at the same time, this place has been here 20 years, and nothing like this has happened before,â said Danielle Rowley, co-owner of Creekside Cafe. âItâs quite coincidental that our window was bashed in three days after we did dine-in.â
Rowley said she discovered the broken window around 6 a.m. Tuesday when she arrived at the restaurant to prepare for the day. The main dining area was âfreezing,â and she stepped on broken glass when she went to investigate why.