Moraga police received a report of a possible burglary at the Golden Palace restaurant on Monday afternoon at about 5 p.m., Chief Jon King confirmed Friday.
King said officers responded to the restaurant, 581 Moraga Road, and found that one of the glass entrance doors had been smashed and the business ransacked.
Officers determined that the suspect(s) burglarized the business sometime Sunday night/early Monday morning. As the business is closed on Monday, it was not discovered until later on Monday.
King said the incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the crime is asked to contact the Moraga Police at 925-888-7055.
I’m surprised that an alarm system didn’t notify somebody in real time. Is it common for restaurants not to have alarm service?
Right. Timeline doesn’t suggest the business was alarmed and that – perhaps – the crooks planned the burg to coincide with a known day off for staff and extra getaway time. We’ll defer the latter half of your question to restaurant owners…
Sophisticated commercial burglary crews are adept at disabling electronic security and surveillance systems.
It’s surprisingly easy for tech savvy crooks to hack the mechanisms that control physical security apparatus, just like they do with virtual security protocols to raid bank /brokerage / credit card accounts and steal entire identities. Organized auto thieves have been spoofing keyless fobs for many years.
Pro Tip: It’s much harder to hack a loyal German Shepherd! (Woof!) (I acknowledge the obvious sanitation and “inventory management” problems that arise from a hungry dog guarding an unattended restaurant!)
An unfortunate incident. I know the owners and they are good people . Hopefully the perpetrator(s) will be apprehended, and that the episode will not be repeated.
Yes
Good people.
Get some black pepper beef, hot sour soup and maybe a forty-niner roll.
And, catch this crew!
I hate to see anyone get ripped off, but no alarm system. With the stringency in California, I would think they’d be required by law.
No law needed because their insurance premium reflected that decision. It’s the insurance company that would be for any damages and losses, unless the owner declined such coverage. It’s risk vs risk mitigation.
See? That’s why we keep you guys around – to help with the fine points! Thanks for the insight.
An insurance carrier’s best case scenario (irrespective of the line of coverage): receiving premium and not paying claim losses. The fulcrum point of risk management.
Thanks guys – I think. I wasn’t sure so I googled.
“Yes, restaurants in California are required by law to have a burglar alarm system. This requirement is part of the state’s regulations to ensure the safety and security of food establishments. The alarm system must be regularly inspected and maintained, monitored by a professional service, and cover all entry points and sensitive areas. Additionally, food establishments must train staff on how to properly arm and disarm the alarm system and respond to alarm triggers.”
Never assume. California and New York are the most stringent states, and we have a choice of accepting the stringency or moving out of state. Whether someone chooses to abide by the law is left up to the individual.
If so, they likely have an alarm system and didn’t set it??
Yikes!
All of that glass must have made a lot of noise. Unfortunately the business is removed from others who might have heard something.
I wonder if this is organized crime. No initial reports of anything substantial being stolen. A message maybe?
Remind me, who runs organized crime in Moraga?
Did they leave a gun and take the cannoli?
That’s the million dollar question, whodunnit?
If you consider gang members from East County and Richmond who shoplift, smash and grab, yes. The state says owners are responsible. We like Golden Palace but haven’t been recently. A lot of businesses were hit financially a while back by roving lawyers looking for minor ADA infractions that violated the ADA and cashing in. If Golden Palace was one insurance would cost a lot.
Not knowing what was taken if anything we’re left to wonder if it was a probe or serious robbery.