The owners of Bacon & Butter in Sacramento are trying to figure out their next steps after their business has been the target of multiple burglaries in the past seven months. It has ruined a Thursday ritual for Joseph Richardson, who attends the popular brunch every week. stain. At first glance, Richardson thought he had gotten lucky this morning when he pulled up to an empty parking lot. That is until he walked up to a sign notifying customers of a closing due to an overnight burglary that is leaving owner Billy Zoellin with a hefty loss considering it will cost about $600 to close windows. While those responsible didn’t take anything away during the last inning, the damage goes beyond replacing the windows. It means a loss of wages for workers who couldn’t work Thursday and a loss for the business that serves about 500 people a day on weekdays. Video obtained by KCRA 3 shows two men dressed in dark clothing entering the restaurant and shortly after, rolling. outside a safe. That first incident, shown by various security camera angles, was on May 22. Thursday’s surveillance shows two people, one with a flashlight, scanning the area, looking for something. It seemed like they came away empty handed. But the shutout isn’t the only thing Zoellin has had this year.” is pretty ridiculous,” he told KCRA. As boards come up, Zoellin said it’s frustrating to be reduced to an online report. Next door to the Fly Brave Foundation, an employee training program for adults with developmental disabilities. Owner Vanessa Bieker said they have adjusted their business hours and when Bacon & Butter closes, so will they. “We used to open in the evening, we had our classes here in the evening. Now we rent out the Coloma. Community Center because I’ve personally been physically assaulted, attacked and bullied,” Bieker said. A spokesman for the Sacramento Police Department was not available for an interview, but they said they will increase patrols in the Broadway corridor and Central. The problem-oriented policing team will work closely with businesses in the area to come up with better strategies to help reduce crime in the area.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
The owners of Bacon & Butter in Sacramento are trying to figure out their next steps after their business has been the target of multiple break-ins in the past seven months.
It has ruined a Thursday ritual for Joseph Richardson, who comes weekly to the popular brunch spot. At first glance, Richardson thought he had gotten lucky this morning when he pulled up to an empty parking lot.
Until he approached a sign notifying customers of a closing due to a late-night drive-in that is leaving owner Billy Zoellin at a big loss considering it will cost about $600 to close windows.
While those responsible didn’t take anything away during the last inning, the damage goes beyond replacing windows. It means lost wages for workers who couldn’t work Thursday and a loss for the business that serves about 500 people a day on weekdays.
Video obtained by KCRA 3 shows two men dressed in dark clothing entering the restaurant and shortly after deploying a safe. That first incident, shown by various security camera angles, was on May 22.
Thursday’s surveillance shows two people, one with a flashlight, scanning the area, looking for something. It seemed like they came away empty handed.
But the shutout isn’t the only thing Zoellin has had this year.
“We haven’t had an outage in 11 years of business and now three times in the last six or seven months, it’s pretty ridiculous,” he told KCRA.
As boards come up, Zoellin said it’s frustrating that it’s reduced to an online report.
Next door to the Fly Brave Foundation, an employee training program for adults with developmental disabilities. Owner Vanessa Bieker said they have adjusted their business hours and when Bacon & Butter closes, so do they.
“We used to be open in the evening, we had our classes here in the evening. Now, we rent the Coloma Community Center because I personally have been physically assaulted, assaulted and bullied,” Bieker said.
A spokesperson for the Sacramento Police Department was not available for an interview, but they did say they will increase patrols in the Broadway corridor and that the central police problem-oriented team will work closely with area businesses to find better strategies to help them. reduce crime in the area.
