COLORADO SPRINGS — Owning a small business comes with enough challenges, and worrying about crime shouldn't be one of them. At Tiny House Coffee, a small act of service from a neighboring business is making a big difference.

The otherwise tranquil coffee shop recently had new security measures installed — a reinforced door and window barricade — after experiencing two break-ins within a month.

"It makes us feel way safer, and I'm not like worried in the mornings when I'm opening," said Emaya, who works at the coffee shop.

Emaya loves brightening people's day with a cup of coffee, but her own day took a turn for the worse when she witnessed the second break-in through security footage.

"Just watching it happen, and kind of feeling so helpless just sitting there, there wasn't anything I

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