{"id":36417,"date":"2025-02-14T17:00:26","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T17:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/?p=36417"},"modified":"2025-02-25T12:02:15","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T12:02:15","slug":"cardiff-coffee-shop-broken-into-three-times-in-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/cardiff-coffee-shop-broken-into-three-times-in-a-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff coffee shop broken into three times in a month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The owner of the Bike Lock caf\u00e9  says he&#8217;s on the brink of giving up after three break- ins in four weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom Overton runs the social enterprise in the city centre and says the repeated damages and thefts have been a struggle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom says the break-ins follow a pattern, with all three  occurring in the early hours of the morning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A small amount of petty cash was stolen from the caf\u00e9 when it was targeted the first time. Since then, no cash has been left there on the site. In the last two instances, nothing has been taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36436\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36436\" style=\"width:770px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/smashing-sign-resized-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom has had to pay around \u00a33000, to replace the broken windows and has fitted exterior lights, motion censors and cameras. 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The Bike Lock is not the only nearby business that has been attacked. Neighbouring coffee shop Bru was broken into after only being open for two weeks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tom says he still can&#8217;t sleep because he is constantly worried about it happening again. The community have rallied to support the caf\u00e9, some customers have even given him money to go towards repairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said &#8220;the joy of being in a caf\u00e9 is that you get hundreds of interactions every day with lovely people.&#8221; He values his customers needs and wants them to feel &#8220;safe, comfortable and a part of something&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/cjsnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/02\/all-about-people-resized-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The owner of the Bike Lock caf\u00e9 says he&#8217;s on the brink of giving up after three break- ins in four weeks. 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