South Side business owners told KSAT they have seen an increase in crime over the last few weeks.

Rudy Lopez, the manager of Pica Pica Plaza, said the palm trees in front of his business were set on fire early Tuesday morning. He said that companies on Pleasanton Road have experienced similar issues.

The owner of La Sorpresa, Vanessa Salazar, said her restaurant has been broken into four times over the last two months.

“I came in and everything was a mess right here where the register was at,” Salazar said. “They’re just coming to damage the stuff, and there’s nothing to take.”

According to a San Antonio police report, Salazar told an officer that she “believed it may have been the same person or possibly homeless in the area.”

“You’re just hearing all down Pleasanton, there have been

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