Southern California Party Rental Business Suffers Back-to-Back Burglaries

Devastating Burglaries Hit Party Rental Business

• 💔 Oscar Romero describes the burglaries at Circa Vintage Rentals as a "gut punch," with thieves ransacking their warehouse.
• 📦 The stolen items included furniture, which is their main source of income, as well as essential tools and supplies needed for installations.
• 📅 The burglars struck the warehouse twice in the days leading up to Thanksgiving, and surveillance footage captured an attempted third break-in.

Loss of Irreplaceable Items

• 👨‍父亲 The thieves also took personal belongings, including irreplaceable tools accumulated by Oscar's late father over decades.

History of Business Challenges

• 📉 Circa Vintage Rentals has faced significant setbacks, including the impact of the Woolseie fire in 2018, leading to cancellations and postponements in 2019.
• 🦠 The COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 also presented challenges for the business.
• 🔥 The owners are also recovering from business lost due to the Palisades and Eaton fires earlier this year, despite their warehouse being located near the Eaton Fire burn area.

Resilience and Community Support

• 💪 Despite the repeated blows, the owners are determined to keep going and rebuild their inventory and business.
• 🙏 They are counting their blessings that they did not lose anything in the recent Eaton Fire, but acknowledge the current situation is a rough blow to their business.
• 🆘 A GoFundMe page has been created to help them get back on their feet, with a link available on the FOX 11 website.