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Thieves Steal AV Gear and Frozen Lumpia From E-40’s Oakland Restaurant

Loss of screening and sound equipment has paused the Lumpia Company’s World Cup watch parties.

Overview

  • The Lumpia Company was burglarized early Sunday at its Brooklyn Basin location, with security cameras showing two people carrying equipment out of the dining room.
  • Co-owner Alex Retodo posted the surveillance footage on Instagram and asked the public to help identify the two suspects captured on camera.
  • Stolen items reported by the owners include a laptop, a kitchen blender, frozen lumpia and unspecified audio-visual gear bought for World Cup screenings.
  • The theft forced the restaurant to postpone or alter scheduled watch parties, movie nights and other community events while food service continues and owners say they will rebuild.
  • Oakland police are investigating, no arrests have been reported, and media requests to the owners’ publicists had not produced comment at the time of reporting.