Overview
- The Vietnamese restaurant Tay Ho, at 12th and Webster in Oakland’s Chinatown, was targeted in the early hours Wednesday when suspects used cars to ram the front entrance.
- Surveillance video reviewed by local media shows three cars involved as masked people tried multiple times to breach the door, with one vehicle left stuck in the glass.
- The owner said nothing was taken and estimated repairs at more than $5,000, and she said police arrived within minutes after the alarm sounded.
- The business launched a GoFundMe for repairs and a security gate, which had raised more than $9,600 by Wednesday afternoon toward a $25,000 goal.
- Owners say the 15-year-old, family-run spot has faced past break-ins, and while police had not publicly confirmed details as of Wednesday afternoon, the case has fed concern that official crime trends do not reflect what small shops report on the ground.