Racist Attack on Pregnant Street Vendor in Simi Valley Caught on Camera

Racist Tirade and Assault

• 🎯 A 7-month pregnant street vendor in Simi Valley claims she was subjected to a racist tirade and then assaulted.
• 🗣️ The alleged attacker reportedly told the vendor not to come down the street and demanded she speak English.
• 💰 The vendor was also accused of bringing down property values by the resident.

Physical Shove and Fall

• 🛒 The vendor states that after being harassed, the resident used her own push cart to shove her to the ground.
• 🐕 The vendor also reported that the resident sicced her dog on her, causing her to retreat behind her car.
• 📹 The disturbing confrontation was captured on a neighbor's Ring camera and the vendor's cell phone.

Legal Action and Hate Crime Allegations

• 🚨 Simi Valley Police cited the 56-year-old suspect, Julie Sanchez, with battery.
• ⚖️ Civil rights attorneys are urging the District Attorney's office to file hate crime charges against Sanchez.
• ✊ Attorneys believe the attack was a deliberate hate crime targeting the vendor and the street vendor community.
• 🏛️ They are pursuing a lawsuit to hold the attacker accountable through the legal system.