Alcohol has been blamed for a spate of break-ins at Nightcliff businesses including The Groove Cafe, the Goodstart Early Learning Centre and the BWS bottle shop.
The childcare centre was forced to close on Friday, with more than 50 parents having to make arrangements to take their kids elsewhere due to the damage caused.
Three men were arrested and charged, they were between the ages of 18 and 22.
The crime spree began with a break in at Groove Cafe where a large quantity of alcohol was stolen and loaded into a wheelie bin.
Then they broke into the child care centre and damaged equipment and destroyed property.
They then broke into the BWS outletand took more alcohol.
Police say Nightcliff shops have been a hot spot for crime, public sex, drunken and violent behaviour and loitering in recent months.