EAST NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A group busted into a small business this week, making off with several bottles of liquor worth well over a grand.

Three people were caught on camera on Wednesday morning stealing between $1,200 and $1,600 worth of alcohol from Rosepepper Cantina in East Nashville, days before a busy Labor Day weekend.

"You try not to take these things personally, but it's personal to me," said restaurant owner Andrea Chaires. "It's a gut punch, it really is...for me as a restaurant owner. I live week to week, you know."

While insurance would normally step in to offset the cost, Chaires says that with premiums doubling in the last few years, her deductible is too high to be covered.

"With a couple thousand dollar loss, it's one of those ones that's especially painful beca

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