Tag: Fukumi Ramen

By Mike Hazlip—
A Japanese noodle restaurant on Sunrise Boulevard over the weekend became the target of vandalism once again, with an individual breaking every window from the exterior of the building.

From June: Citrus Heights restaurant latest target of vandalism in area

Fukumi Ramen, located at 5410 Sunrise Blvd. near Madison Avenue, had its windows shattered about 3 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 18, according to shift leader Calvin Alford. Security cameras captured a masked male breaking all the windows around the building that the restaurant shares with Max Muscle Nutrition. The windows on the Max Muscle side of the building remained untouched.

Alford said the individual’s mask covered most of his face, but described the man as having “pale complexion with dark brown eyebrows.”

Citrus Heights Police Lt. Wesley Herman told The Sentinel in an email Monday that police are aware of the incident and are actively investigating it. He did not provide further details.

The restaurant installed a security camera system after a previous incident in June where someone broke the bottom portion of several windows, Alford said. The prior incident caused around $28,000 in damage.

“We just got it fixed,” he said. “We just got the windows fixed, and now we have to get all of them done again.”

There are no clear suspects, and Alford said he is not aware of any disgruntled employees or customers.

“I don’t know why we got hit again,” he said, acknowledging that the incident could be racially motivated. “Honestly, probably, at this point since it’s happened so often.”

The restaurant was closed Monday because of a problem with the water line to the building, but re-opened later that afternoon for take-out orders, according to Alford. He plans to continue offering take-out orders until the damage is repaired.

Fukumi Ramen has two other restaurants in Roseville and Folsom. While Alford said the tip jar was stolen recently at the Roseville restaurant, the Citrus Heights location is the only restaurant that has been vandalized.

Related: Citrus Heights police identify ‘person of interest’ in vandalism incidents

The Sentinel previously reported a similar act targeting Mountain Mike’s pizza at 7777 Sunrise Blvd. on May 8. Dalvir Singh Brar, owner of the restaurant, said it appeared to be a targeted act and nothing was reported stolen.

Multiple windows were previously broken at Asian and Cajun 2, located just outside the city limit at Fair Oaks Boulevard and Greenback Lane. Restaurant owner Raymond Saechao told The Sentinel surveillance camera video showed two individuals used a hammer to break several windows at about 4 a.m. on June 11. He said both individuals had their faces covered and could not be identified.

By Mike Hazlip—
A vandalism incident last week resulted in property damage of around $28,000 for a popular Japanese noodle restaurant near Sunrise Boulevard and Madison Avenue.

Fukumi Ramen Shift Leader Calvin Alford said the bottom portion of several windows were broken along one side of the restaurant and confirmed nothing had been stolen inside. He said employees witnessed a couple who appeared to be homeless arguing near the location earlier the same day, but could not confirm any connection to the vandalism.

Manager of neighboring California Fish Grill, Ken Burrows, told The Sentinel the vandal or vandals broke only those windows out of view of his security cameras.

Executive Director of Sunrise MarketPlace, Kathilynn Carpenter, shared photos of the damage with The Sentinel, showing eight of ten glass windows along one side of the restaurant with a single hole that appears to have been smashed from the outside.

A suspect or suspect has not been identified, but Carpenter said “transient property damage is a real problem” for businesses in the Sunrise-Greenback commercial corridor. “Trying to stay on top of it is like playing whack a mole,” she said.

Citrus Heights police said no other businesses in the shopping center on the northeastern corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Madison Avenue were vandalized. There is no evidence the act was targeted or has any connection to other similar incidents in the area, police say.

From May: Citrus Heights pizza shop apparently targeted in smash-and-go vandalism

The Sentinel previously reported a similar act targeting Mountain Mike’s pizza at 7777 Sunrise Blvd. on May 8. Dalvir Singh Brar, owner of the restaurant, said it appeared to be a targeted act. Nothing was reported stolen.

Multiple windows were also broken at Asian and Cajun 2, located just outside the city limit at Fair Oaks Boulevard and Greenback Lane. Restaurant owner Raymond Saechao told The Sentinel surveillance camera video shows two individuals used a hammer to break several windows at about 4 a.m. on June 11. He said both individuals had their faces covered and could not be identified.

Saechao said his business has been broken into on two previous occasions where thieves took cash registers. Nothing was stolen in this latest act of vandalism, Saechao said. He noted that a vehicle parked in front of his business was towed away earlier the same day as the vandalism, but said he was not the one who reported the vehicle to authorities.

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