Hinesville business owners search for answers after vandalism

HINESVILLE, Ga. (WSAV) – It was 4 a.m. on Tuesday when Amber Rockel said she got a call that her store’s alarm was going off.

“I thought it was a false alarm, no big deal,” Amber said.

When she walked up to her store, she was greeted with gaping holes in the windows and shards of glass everywhere.

“My worst thought was just that everything was gone, that they stole everything we had in there, that we were gonna have to start brand new,” Amber said.

Amber said items were moved around, but nothing was stolen from her shop. But she estimates it’ll cost thousands of dollars to repair the damage.

Other store owners in Willow Brook Place said they are shaken up and don’t know why this happened. A few doors down at Izola’s, owner Glenn Poole said someone attempted to get in through the back door.

“It’s very upsetting and it’s very disturbing that this would happen,” he said.

Glenn said there was no damage…

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