{"id":420200,"date":"2026-01-21T05:38:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/420200\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T05:38:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T05:38:13","slug":"milwaukee-coffee-shop-leans-on-community-support-after-second-break-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/420200\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee coffee shop leans on community support after second break-in"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MILWAUKEE – A neighborhood coffee shop on Milwaukee\u2019s west side wants to be a place where everyone feels welcome \u2013 just not thieves.<\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

At Fruition MKE on 27th near Wells, a dream built around coffee and community was shaken again early Monday morning, Jan. 19.<\/p>\n

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Tiffany Miller, the creative joy director at Fruition MKE, said she received a call she had hoped she wouldn\u2019t get again.<\/p>\n

What they’re saying:<\/p>\n

“I cried the first time. This time, I kept it together,” said Miller. “They took my cashbox. This is the second time that\u2019s happened in six months.”<\/p>\n

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Miller said the break-in has prompted immediate changes to how the caf\u00e9 operates and how it protects itself.<\/p>\n

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“I\u2019ll have a stronger door put in later this week,” said Miller. “For now and for the foreseeable future, I will be cashless.”<\/p>\n

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Surveillance video shows the suspects outside the caf\u00e9, but Miller said what they took cannot compare to the support that followed; while FOX6 was at the caf\u00e9, a woman walked in and handed Miller a check to help replace the damaged door.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Miller said that generosity is now helping guide her next steps.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s overwhelming to be loved like that and supported,” she said.<\/p>\n

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Big picture view:<\/p>\n

And even when a few rotten apples crop up, Miller wants to show her neighborhood there is still good soil to grow in.<\/p>\n

“I just want to be here and plant seeds, and I want to see those seeds bloom,” she said.<\/p>\n

The Source: The information in this post was collected and produced by FOX6 News.<\/p>\n

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