Shouts, throwing tables and threats. That is what a video shows of a woman who was allegedly attacking a group of employees of a street taco shop.
The video, recorded on International Boulevard in Oakland on January 26, shows the alleged attacker yelling that one of the workers had hit her. The woman is then seen throwing food and a table on the floor and yelling “I’m going to kill you.”
Before leaving, the woman is seen knocking over the grill with food on it.
“He went with a knife, he had it in his hand and he began to say things to us in English, until now I am finding out what he said to me because I don’t know how to speak English,” said Flor Cabrera, owner of the business.
Cabrera along with Humberto Villa, owner of the taco shop, made a report with the police but were unable to find the alleged attacker.
“They took a long time to arrive,” Cabrera said.
Oakland police reported that they received a report of a dispute between two people and that one stormed the establishment and caused damage.
Police also reported that the woman fled the scene on foot and that they are still investigating the incident.
The couple affirms that no one attacked the woman and that it is the second time that she has come to the establishment to attack them, according to them, for no reason.
The first time happened on September 16 of last year.
“First he began to attack a person who was making tortillas with stones, he began to hit him with stones and from there one by one and then he threw everything we had with us,” Villa said. “Then he grabbed a bottle, broke it and threatened us.”
In total, he says that between the two attacks they have lost around $4,000. Money that has not been easy to recover since this is their only financial support, the couple said.
The couple says that this is a situation that they say they never thought of living in the United States, after arriving from Puebla, Mexico a year ago.
“It’s a feeling of helplessness to see that they throw away all your things, the effort you put in all day is gone in a little while,” Villa said.
Edin Alex Enamorado, an activist from Los Angeles, has been helping assaulted street workers. This Friday he will hold a community event to help Cabrera and Villa.
“The street vendors never make money when they are not working, it is very important that they come and support, not only Humberto but the cooks because they are not alone,” said Enamorado.
The couple says that it is the need that makes them return to that same place to sell food and they ask the police to find the person responsible.
“That they do justice and that we as street vendors support us with more patrols with a closer approach from them to us,” said Villa.
If you have information about any of the incidents, or the suspect, contact the police, remember that you can do so without giving your identity.
