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Only a Woolworths shopping bag with some clothes and legal documents was left behind at the scene of a smashed shop front window in Mackay overnight.
The Florist Fourways owner Shawna Starrett said it was the fourth time it had happened this year at the Nebo Road business.
âI know Iâm going to have go and spend money on putting surveillance in,â Ms Starrett said.
âI ve got to be the eyes of the arcade.
âItâs just disheartening.â
The West Mackay business owner of 18 years said criminals were becoming more brazen and she had resorted to measures such as leaving the cash register open and empty at night to deter thieves.
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