He is hoping protests and political unrest wonât bring looters back to his storefront on Tuesday. The folks that broke into our business damaged several of our pianos. Some of them handcrafted one-of-a-kind instruments, Harding said.
Like one piano worth more $120,000 and another worth $25,000 that was unrepairable. They tried to set our recital chairs on fire and broke a lot of glass, Harding said.
While there have been no threats of violence on or after Election Day according to Phoenix police, they are increasing the amount of officers on patrol. A lot of people have asked questions about demonstrations and what not, right now we donât have information saying that thereâs going to be, said Sgt. Maggie Cox with the Phoenix Police Department. We are prepared with our state, local and federal law enforcement officers just to ensure the safety of our community.