The son of Mexican immigrants, he runs a popular Latin bakery in Mexico. Compton, Californiaspoke out on Fox News on Friday after a group of looters drove through front doors and ransacked stores in an illegal “street takeover.”
Ruben Ramirez Jr. told America Report that property losses have totaled $70,000 so far, and the reality for families left behind to collect the bakery and its debris is even more shocking. He said there has been tremendous damage.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Office told the New York Post that items looted in the early Tuesday morning criminal raid at Reuben's Bakery and Mexican Food included meat scales, meat, groceries and lottery tickets. said.
Surveillance cameras showed a white Kia car ramming into the front door multiple times before giving way, dumping about 100 looters inside and driving away.
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In Compton, California, a mob used cars to break open a bakery and loot goods. (Screenshot from Fox 11)
“This has never happened to us before. We have seen 'street occupations' in this area, but never anything like this,” Ramirez said.
He added that he and his family were unable to identify any of the dozens of vandals from surveillance tape, but said he hoped Compton and Los Angeles police would have better leads. Stated.
Ramirez told American Report that while he hopes he is arrested, his more important goal is to reopen the bakery and eatery to its former glory.
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“I just want my business back. I want to give the community what we've always done and make everyone happy with our food,” he said.
Ramirez said another loss caused by the looting was that his bakery sold a significant amount of the popular ethnic bread on Saturday, which commemorates Epiphany, the visit of the Three Kings to the newborn baby Jesus. He said it was something that could not be produced.
“This is going to be a little bit devastating. We don't know how long it will take to fully recover and we don't know the impact,” Ramirez said.
He added that better community policies are needed to prevent such rampant looting and criminal activity, and said it is hard-working people who suffer the most.
“My neighbor lost his work truck to the street occupation around here, so I can't work right now,” he said. “He lost his livelihood because of it. So, he hates to say it, but no one is being punished for anything.”
