Businesses and organizations affected by homeless on The Loop

Its not only people who use the Loop that face dangers everyday by the homeless population, its also nearby residents and businesses.

The QuikTrip (QT) gas station in the west side on Grant and I-10 sees a lot of traffic from Loop users.

Ignacio Diaz, QT Assistant Manager, says its an almost everyday encounter with the homeless people who live on The Loop or in the wash.

He says what he deals with the most is theft and aggravated people.

Theyre very short tempered, theyre very to themselves. And they kinda just, theyre all over the place. Theyre like very unsanitary. Theyll come in, take hours in the restroom, they kinda just hangout," Diaz said.

Diaz says in the last three months, theyve lost about $50,000 due to theft.

"It sucks cause it just walks right out the door. We can't stop