Disturbing new footage shows the moment a masked robber assaulted an employee and stole cash from a popular Sacramento taco stand at gunpoint.
Lisandro ‘Chando’ Madrigal, owner of Chando’s Tacos, detailed how a staff member had opened a door to take out the trash at closing time when the thief entered.
Surveillance video shows the suspect wearing a black hoodie, glasses and blue gloves pointing his gun at a woman’s head while forcing her to empty the register at the Arden Way store on October 28.
The unidentified assailant is also seen hitting her in the head about three times as she calmly opens the safe and hands over the cash while two other women watch.
Surveillance video shows the suspect wearing a black hoodie, glasses and blue gloves pointing his gun at a woman’s head while forcing her to empty the register at the Arden Way store on October 28.
During the robbery, a customer who had approached a window witnessed what happened and quickly called the police.
“They were about to take out the trash, as was their nightly routine, the back door was open, the guy snuck in and then asked for the money,” the saddened owner said.
So she wasn’t as receptive to him as he immediately wanted. As you can see in the video, everyone was a little surprised and he became a little more aggressive.
‘Man, I wish it was me instead of her. I feel a little choked because I know how difficult it could be to be in that situation.
“We have protocols, panic buttons in all of our locations and we let people know it’s not worth saving money.”
Lisandro ‘Chando’ Madrigal, owner of Chando’s Tacos, revealed that three employees opened a door to take out the trash at closing time when the thief entered
During the robbery, a customer who had approached a window witnessed what was happening and quickly called the police.
‘He paid a little more attention and noticed that they were just frozen, so he walked over to another window and then saw what was happening. And that’s the person who called the police,” Madrigal said. KCRA.
The Sacramento Police Department has since launched a search for the thief. No suspect has yet been identified.
After learning what happened, passionate customers soon began arriving to support the business.
Matt Hine said C.B.S.: ‘This is really unfortunate. (Chando’s) is a staple here in Sacramento. It’s been here forever. This is the original location.
‘It’s really sad that people take advantage of a good family business. When people are arrested there need to be consequences. They can’t just install revolving doors.’
After learning what happened, passionate customers soon began arriving to support the business.
Brian López, another taco lover, he told KCRA : “It’s very disappointing to know that they went through that and, you know, as a Latino-owned business, I would really like to support them and make sure that they are not affected by that.”
Madrigal has since revealed that he and his employees are shocked by the incident and that he is now prioritizing protecting his employees and customers.
“I’m concerned that things have come to this point, but I guess this is the world we live in. We need to find this person because he’s hurting someone, right, both emotionally and physically, and that’s not right.” said.
Investigators have asked anyone with information to contact Sacramento police at 916-808-5471.