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Chef Alex Retodo, who co-owns the restaurant with E-40, says thieves took equipment and frozen lumpia.<\/p>\n

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*Two burglaries hit The Lumpia Company in Oakland early Sunday, leaving the restaurant without key equipment and thousands of dollars in losses. According to SFGate<\/a>, the business is co-owned by rapper E-40 and chef Alex Retodo.<\/p>\n

Retodo shared surveillance footage on Instagram<\/a> that appears to show two people carrying items through the restaurant during closed hours. He asked the public for help identifying the individuals and described the emotional toll of the theft in a message to customers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe won\u2019t lie\u2014this one hurts,\u201d Retodo wrote. He added that theft affects more than a business\u2019s physical space. \u201cWhen people steal from a small business, they\u2019re not just taking equipment\u2014they\u2019re taking from the employees, the customers, the community events, and the dreams behind it all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Retodo told KRON<\/a> the burglars struck the restaurant twice that morning and stole thousands of dollars worth of property. The theft also disrupted the restaurant\u2019s planned World Cup kickoff event. Retodo said the stolen equipment included items needed to screen matches for customers.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe wanted to open with a bang today, playing the [World Cup] games, but we had to turn customers away,\u201d he told KRON. \u201cWe had a party outside; made it happen, but it wasn\u2019t the same.\u201d<\/p>\n

Retodo also recalled hearing from E-40 shortly after news of the break-in spread.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy partner called me on his jet and said, \u2018Hey, what happened?\u2019 He\u2019s like, \u2018I saw the news,\u2019\u201d Retodo said. \u201cI said, \u2018E-40, we are going to be OK.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

The restaurant will pause karaoke nights, movie screenings, and comedy shows until it replaces the stolen equipment. Food service, however, remains unaffected.<\/p>\n

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