Councilman Says Towson Starbucks Temporarily Closes Due To Crime; Company Says It’s For ‘Upgrades’

TOWSON, Md. (WJZ) — Baltimore County Councilman David Marks connected Monday said a fashionable Starbucks determination has temporarily closed its doors owed to a caller uptick successful transgression successful the area.

The Starbucks located astatine Joppa Road and Loch Raven Boulevard volition beryllium closed for an chartless magnitude of time. Marks said helium has been moving to spark redevelopment successful the country but this closure was “a monolithic measurement back.”

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“The impermanent closure of Starbucks was wholly avoidable,” helium said connected Facebook Monday.

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Speaking with WJZ connected Tuesday, a spokesperson for the java concatenation said the determination was closed for upgrades, not due to the fact that of issues related to crime.

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There’s nary reopening day yet, and employees were fixed the enactment of relocating to different store portion the gathering is being updated, the spokesperson said.

CBS Baltimore Staff