A small business owner is counting her blessings after her stolen food truck was recovered by Oakland police.
Cooking is her passion, but the kitchen is closed, after thieves took off with the Miss Chiles Mexican food truck Sunday in downtown Oakland.Five days later, Oakland police tracked down the missing truck near the Oakland Coliseum Thursday night.The truck was parked Friday night, and it wasn’t exactly in one piece.Several key pieces of equipment were missing, including the generator.
Sandoval, a trans woman, bought the truck in April, a couple of years after completing her transition."It was like having all of that gone in just one second."According to Oakland police, nearly 11,000 vehicles were stolen in the city as of September 2023.What really blew her away was the community of customers she’s grown, pulling together to raise money with a GoFundMe to get her back in business.has raised nearly $10,000.
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