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Kansas City businesses burglarized hope city grant funds can help [Video]

Governor Stumpy’s Grill House was burglarized and suffered property damage last week, and it’s certainly not the first Kansas City business to be hit by crime. But Kansas City is giving a boost to small businesses impacted by break-ins.The city announced Thursday that it will distribute more than $70,000 in Back to Business funds to over 30 local businesses to help them with repairs to damaged property, including smashed windows and doors.The owner of Governor Stumpy’s, Kevin Ryan, said he plans to apply for the fund. Ryan said the burglars didn’t take anything, but they caused $2,000 to $3,000 in damage.Surveillance video shows four burglars outside of Governor Stumpy’s around 3 a.m. Nov. 25. One burglar could be seen smashing the window of the door to the back porch to get inside.The burglars didn’t stick around long, however, as an alarm began to sound. The burglar inside the restaurant quickly …

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