A business manager in a Nashville suburb told a local Fox affiliate that ongoing theft, harassment and panhandling have negatively impacted his establishment and the local economy.
Newsweek deputy opinion editor Batya Ungar-Sargon discusses how a nationwide crime surge could impact voters' decisions ahead of the midterm elections., said he was tired of the theft, harassment and aggressive panhandling in his area of the Nashville suburb.
Mena Girgis, who manages Carlos Wireless off Gallatin Pike Road in Madison, said crime has been a major problem for months and was negatively impacting the local economy, according to"They’ve been out there harassing people that are coming in the store, or they’re going on the plaza," Girgis said of the panhandlers.
"They are asking people for money, harassing them for money, sometimes they’re stealing," the store manager continued. He said he still feels unsafe even after cameras have been installed and metal placed over the glass.Because of nighttime safety concerns, Girgis said he closes his store an hour earlier than he did before.
"Customers, they sit in the cars waiting for them to leave because they’re afraid to come in the stores, step out of the car. We’re losing customers that way," Girgis said.
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