Texas barbecue restaurant owner explains why he believes nearby cafe stole his equipment
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- The Fort Worth barbecue joint Panther City is accusing another restaurant of involvement in the theft of a $30,000 mobile barbecue pit trailer earlier in 2024, alleging the owner of DayBreak Cafe appears aware his property is being used as a transit point for stolen goods.
"It's a disgusting feeling to know that another neighboring business is involved in a theft from us," said Panther City co-owner Chris Magallanes. "I want to see people go to jail."
DayBreak's owner denies the accusation and told WFAA Tuesday he doesn't know who brought Panther City's trailer to the vacant lot next to his café. A Fort Worth Police spokesperson said the department's investigation is ongoing; no charges have been filed.
The fight began on New Year's Day when Magallanes learned someone stole the 8,000-pound trailer, which he found in a vacant lot next to the cafe using GPS trackers. Surveillance video showed a person in a white van towing away the trailer.
But Magallanes was not content to recover his stolen property.
"It's personal," he explained. "Somebody has to pay for this."
He spent weeks surveilling the lot next to DayBreak Cafe and keeping track of the white van, which he said returned multiple times with other trailers, including at least one other reported stolen. He heard from another restaurant, Grease Monkey Burgers in Arlington, which reported a food truck stolen by a similar white van in December.
"I can't just sit by and let that happen," Magallanes said.
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Business owner robbed of $30000 equipment, he tracks it down and performs a sting operation himself. Cops are giving tickets for speeding
Exactly! FWPD is corrupt and doesn't care about its citizens. I wldnt be surprised if they're in on it.
Don’t blame the police. The detectives have to do a thorough investigation so that the criminals will fail in court
Cops don’t even give speeding tickets anymore. Only state troopers giving speeding tickets on the toll roads.
They made a stop and seized the van. But they need info to make arrests. Police have been working on it.
They should be dealt with Texas style, with a ghillie suit.
Not to mention illegal searches arresting people for flipping off cops
Fort Worth needs to Hire this man as a detective! He's completely done their job minus the arrests which apparently they aren't gonna bother with. I mean, it's been 27 days now.
Don't mess with Texas. Hahaha
Texas Police show themselves to be cowards again & again, they allowed 21 people to die in Uvalde shooting while they sat with their tails between their legs.
that’s what men do when you threaten their livelyhood.
Tentacles could possibly lead to anybody and any place.
this is how it is in some places. san antonio, same thing. we can't get drug dealers, arsonists, arrested because even if we have video of lots of stuff, no action takes place. the police don't want to arrest someone that the DA won't prosecute here.
Why doesn’t the interviewer go to the restaurant with cameras and ask the owner to explain this. Show the name of business so people may not want to go their and eat.
Could become construed as harrassment without proper evidence, there are proper methods to resolving crime and conflict, the improper routes can lead to innocent people unintentionally incriminating themselves or muddling the truth.
You dont exactly wanna take the law into your own hands, but like this guy , collect and keep as much evidence as possible and only do things that are unambiguously legal and defensible.
@pianoman7753 but that's no fun lol. Plus it would just be an interview right?
@@pianoman7753 *BS. The investigative journalists would simply be doing their jobs. Get a copy of the footage and confront the owner with: ‘So this guy you are receiving potentially stolen items from is the guy you are telling police you don’t know?’*
That’d be a form of pre-trial punishment, which is illegal. There’s always the possibility that the van driver is just trying to ruin his friend’s restaurant’s reputation, and the restaurant owner is too cowardly or too blackmailed to know how to respond. (Unlikely, the two are assuredly in cahoots, but we have *INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY** because it causes fewer innocents to be harmed by courts and mobs)
They did name the restaurant - DayBreak Cafe
This guy is not only smart, he's got integrity and great business sense. Hope he get's a lot of new customers out of this.
I bet he makes delicious barbecue too!
@@ElmerCattheir BBQ is awesome. I just had their brisket elote and that's a whole meal in itself but it's amazing.
Tegrity!
Just from this interview, I can tell he is a good man and successful in every facet of his life.
He's not that smart. Clown should had his equipment well secured instead of getting it stolen.
I’m glad the owner got his property back! The “legal” system is a bunch of BS I swear!!
The justice system is a scam on many levels.
doesn't hurt to help yourself and others if you've found a crime, but only the police can arrest and the legal system prosecute, if you find it's corrupt, or just ineffective, then get involved in your city and county politics and do something about it.
AMEN
Things are easier said than done even if you vote for other officials they are the same garbage worthless humans beings once they are in office they forget why they were voted in for @@KeiPalace
There's probably a connection to law enforcement. Rather it be a part of a larger operation under investigation or a dirty cop.
Maybe a higher ranking law enforcement official in that area, is friends with the thief. This guy has all the evidence needed and no arrests? Unacceptable!!!
its Texas, the police are too busy letting kids get killed.
Well, Texas cops. They have reputation for being less than worthless.
definitely an inside job
Last time I checked, knowingly receiving stolen goods is a Felony.
Depends on who you are in America.
Right.. Thats what I thought of too.
The term is larceny. Over $1000 is grand larceny. And yes, this is a federal crime
and only if they can catch you @@The.End.Begins24
Unknowingly is still a felony.
That's a great man who is concerned for his employees' families.
To bad nothing ever being done us humans lack the ability to unite this world has us against each other nothing will happen
As well for the other business owners!! Good guy
@@dfp-2x973
The other business owner is a thief.
@@merlinfalcon8518 I was referring to the other business owners who were robbed as well, not the thief himself
@@dfp-2x973
Okay, my bad.
no, the community needs to back this man up
they did.
@DirtyCreekthis a detectives job not a police officers
@@dapickle6128 unless it’s fbi or some other alphabet- agency detectives _ARE_ police 💀 …and they would be the detectives who should be investigating this particular crime
@DirtyCreeknothing you said was wrong bro he just wanted to nit pick. 😂
@@h0rriphicget the fbi involved if the police won’t do their job. Maybe it’s a big crime ring
He has proved himself to be a good neighbor. Hope his fellow business owners will back him up
And you have proved to be
… A real human being and a real hero
@@Maybe1Someday
There is a second video of a different business owner who was also robbed
I like this business owner , he stands on integrity, hes proud of his business, being a business owner is the hardest thing ive ever done in life, many businesses go out of business and its not for the faint of heart , shame on other businesses stealing from fellow entrepreneurs!
Panther City BBQ just earned my business, great guy, owner, community member.
Amazing BBQ for sure
Have u visited yet? Or you talking out your face?
@@skrttboy9146 been twice, live in Oklahoma and swing by Fort Worth once or twice a year
He’s got good bbq. Met him at a bbq festival in Dallas a few years ago. Been on a local tv show also.
@@hrzav3 I’m talking about @bfi3519 not you king 🙏🙏🙏
This business owner is legend. Standing up to criminals is crucial. Criminals hurt communities and families. Good on this business owner for having integrity!
Man, i love this guy! He said he started his business to feed his community and give jobs back to their community!
Yeah, that’s exactly how most small businesses operate. Which is why it’s imperative to protect them from theft, robbery, targeted persecution by power-hungry politicians, etc
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Sorry to tell you, but nobody starts a business for those reasons, and if they say such a thing then they are lying.
@@pauldeanda4985
You don't know why he startled his own business ! Everyone starts business for different reasons
@@pauldeanda4985 let's hope you don't start a business!!!! You just let us all know why you would be 🤔
Name of the cafe is - Daybreak cafe. Let them know what they did is not right and they should not be in business
Can you also tell city or location?
@@bendover-bz4bcdid you read the title of the video? It says texas right there bud 🤦🏽♂️
@@splashkid16 yes i went on to that restaurant on google maps and there weren't any bad reviews on google maps for this restaurants. I thought this video has million views so already that restaurant must have got hundreds of bad reviews from internet on google maps but all the reviews were positive so i thought maybe i was at wrong restaurant but after double checking i realised that the restaurant is correct and reviews option is not available so it looks like google is protecting this restaurant from getting bad reviews. So strange. We should name and shame this restaurant but google is allowing them to continue.
How do you know the restaurant’s name?
@@omarrochet check the description of the video feo, it’s right there. Sad to see that reading comprehension is a thing of the past 🤦🏽♂️
Respect for this gentleman. Sharing this out to my friends in Texas.
Lol I doubt your white friends would care about this amigo
It didn’t happen in Texas, it happened in Ft. Worth, IN.
This man is your friendly neighborhood hero! Proud of him. I hope the other business owners and the community stand with him, even if the police do nothing. If I’m ever in Ft. Worth, this is on my list. I pray God protect him.
We need more people like him, he’s not scared, way to go🙏🏽always speak up!!!
This man should be the Police Chief of Fort Worth.
Lead detective, perhaps ?
No, not without the proper background education.
I'm sure he wouldn't want that type of Responsibility he just wants to do right and for people to do right to, Blessings and Support to His Business
he has the right heart for it
Facts!
ARLINGTON, Texas - A second restaurant is now accusing a Fort Worth cafe of stealing its equipment, a week after a popular barbecue joint said DayBreak Cafe was in on the theft of a $30,000 smoker trailer from its parking lot.
*PANTHER CITY BBQ*
Show this restaurant some love.
I'm going to eat there soon
Okay 😊
Do you know the name of the cafe in question?
@@nofurtherwest3474That’s what I’m wondering as well.
@@nofurtherwest3474daybreak cafe, forth worth. They turned off yelp reviews so don’t bother 😂
Kudos to this good man for looking out for his neighbors and fellow business owners and not just turning a cowardly blind eye after he had gotten his equipment back.
I feel you, couple years ago an employee's "boyfriend" stole bank account info off a payroll check of her's, printed fake checks of our business, and cashed about 30k worth of checks in two days...
Well my wife being a Private Investor and her Step Father being with Homeland Security within 24 hours were able to figure out who it was, where he lived, the fact he was dating 4 or more women and doing this to all of them... local cities and county law enforcement was contacted. He was arrested with fake printed and made out checks for our company and two others. He was released almost immediately, no further charges were made, even though we said we wanted to press charges...
Couldn't persue hiring a lawyer ourselves due to cost, and we are a small business. I guess it wasn't enough money for the cities or counties to care about to protect us.
So sorry that happened. Try taking your case to your State Attorney General, you may have the key to many similar thefts across your State
This guy should release the footage he has on the internet/youtube and as 100% solidly identified, show the suspects names and their movements.
He’s so smart. Not just for all this but for protecting himself. “I didn’t say no names, I didn’t name any businesses” you did not sir and as much as people may push, don’t for now until the business is legally being pursued. Protect yourself and your family.
I’m from Australia but hey PANTHER CITY BBQ if I ever come around I’ll pop in and visit! What a legend
Panther City, if I’m in the area you can count on my business 👍
Honesty and integrity go a long way.
That is a smart caring restaurant owner! 🙂 His concern for his employees' livelihoods is praiseworthy too! Thank goodness he had video surveillance!
What a great citizen. We are proud to have you.
Panther City is some of the best BBQ I've ever had & the employees are amazing. Whoever these scumbags are that are messing with them, Karma will come for you. Appreciate this owner & the dedication he has to his livelihood & those that work with him.
so gps trackin didint work?
This is who needs to be on the police force.
What do you recommend?
karma isn't real
THE BBQ IS SO GOOD and the employees are so nice.
Why didn't they help him??? Do their jobs???
God bless this business owner.
Had a friend that went to Texas with a group of his friends on a hunting trip. Had thousands in hunting and camping gear in their vehicles. Stopped at a restaurant to eat- came out and all their vehicles and belongings had been stolen while they were eating. I always suspected someone in the restaurant had tipped off the thief and most likely seated them where they could not watch their stuff ( away from windows).
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There are the farmers where I live in Arkansas had the same thing happened to their friends who came a couple of weeks ago For a hunting trip and all their stuff got stolen exactly like that out of memphis. They stopped to go eat before they went to the airport.
I’m planning a 1 week long spring break camping trip with my sons in a Texas state park and never even imagined that someone would do that. Thanks for the heads up because now when we stop for dinner on our trip, I’ll be watching my truck like a hawk
Stop lying! Nobody in Texas stole your stuff. Clout chaser!
this man is a HERO !!! salute to this man and wish him and his family blessings !
I'm based in Melbourne, Australia & this sort of thing happens here too. After the lockdowns things are still very hard for hospitality establishments.
It's horrible.
Since the cops have the evidence. They need to react.
Not if their pockets are lined by that oshady business owner
@@ritzbrecioprobably related
They also despise civilians who do a better job investigating than them.
A good citizen, an honest man, a good man. Shame we can’t say that about the police.
Shows how dumb you are to put all cops under the same tag. There are bad people just like there are good people doesn't mean all people are bad .
A shame but never a surprise
Not sure how they can impound the van and not have anybody in custody.
@@84jdgregoryThey probably got their own fingerprints all over it before taking any, among other forms of laziness.
Wtf does that even mean? Why are you smearing the police when you are cluless about what's going on in the case and they weren't posted in a negative light in this vid? Why are you turning into Karen the troll trying to stir stuff up where it doesn't exist? Garbage like you are why aliens won't talk to us.
Absolutely agree with you sir. These foolish people who put their hands on other people's property need to face real consequences.
You are a good man. You desire justice!! We need more people like you.
This man is AMAZING! So glad he speaking up and that he DID get his equipment back. NOW its time for the thieves to answer for their crimes. SOMEBODY KNOWS who this thief is and who all is involved. I PRAY they find out real soon. AND I PRAY for this man and his business to be protected...... IN JESUS NAME.
Amen. 🙏🏼✝️♥️
Yes
This is just Sad. Lock them up.
Why is the interviewer blurred out?
Heaven forbid law enforcement does anything to “serve and protect”
If they wont protect children they are absolutely not going to protect peoples property.
Sorry they can’t protect you or me Supreme Court rulings 😊
We've seen the uselessness of Texas law enforcement during Uvalde.
@@yeudoi66
I wish we lived in a world where police protected.
But consider, how would you set it up? At what cost? How much would you raise taxes?
Who watches the watchmen?
REVENUE !!! police are revenue generators.. tickets do way more than crime fighting..
You already won. You still have your integrity and that's what matters most. You are a fine man. I hope everything works out well for you ❤
Good For You Bro, Stand Your Ground FULL COURT PRESS! DON'T LET THAT SLIDE!!!
Red blooded American right there hope it all works out for you. You are doing the right thing for sure without a doubt
It's incredible the things that other people do to other folks and live like nothing is happening. They feel no remorse, guilt etc... I hope people support this business owner he seems like a hardworking person honest business owner. People who cheat, scam or con others to get ahead should be locked up.
This guy should be running the police department if not lead detective!
Good for This Man. Don’t let up sir. I absolutely agree with You.
Great investigator! Surveillance! Surveillance! Surveillance! Then again I'm a security Surveillance engineer.
I have so much respect for this MAN. slightly suspect of LEO not being interested in apprehended thieif or owner where van has been spotted numerous times!!
The cops are in on it too, its only obvious. This is why I will never help, assist or RENDER ANY AID to anyone with qualified immunity.
Most likely a relative or business partner of the pd
@@ayoo1023that's what I was thinking the police is getting a cut under the table of the money
If you have property stolen in the Fort Worth area, contact this man, because the local police won’t do a thing to recover it. But he will.
Kudos for taking all the possible correct steps to do right. I'll bet that if a pit had been stolen from the police, you'd be seeing much greater energy behind trying to find the culprits. Keep fighting the good fight..!!
Just like the police that recently got their money back after getting scammed and everyone else being told that it’s their own fault by the bank
Stand firm till someone is held accountable, other restaurant owner or he tells who the real thief is. Thank you for the help you are giving those SB owners.
Stealing a man’s BBQ pit in the state of Texas should be a capital offense! Come on Fort Worth! WTH.??
This is so devistating .the owner with heart and soul opened up some great food and service for people . Customers .it's hard work and dedication .he has a family to support and bilks to pay just like everybody else ..😢😢 prayers donations or some fundraiser that can assist this Business get back on their feet again and remain a success .
Lessons to be learned here but one of many is to remain calm as possible, collected.
Collect info & be patient.
Wow, this guy should be commended. Great job cracking this case. And he did it WITHOUT the help of the cops. Why are the cops not doing their job and getting paid !!!! This guy is AWESOME!!
This is a good man. I certainly hope the cops follow his lead. No pun intended. If he can do all this with no help from police , think how much the cops could do if they _wanted_ to!! I hope he does extremely well in all he puts his efforts into. God Bless you, Sir.
Way to go! My AC units and construction materials were stolen this last Christmas on a rental property. I know the feeling.
Mark a permanent serial number on the equipment and let the police know what and where it is.
And then what? To me he has given the police enough information for them to do something.
Guilty as sin! Vigilante justice in order.
Vigilante justice is never in order! Thankfully, this owner/victim, is smarter than you! He has integrity!
If you buy any expensive equipment make sure you have a tracker hidden on it
God Bless your business Sir! Way to call thieves out.
Keep pushing forward.💪🏼
Bro this guy's bbq is ridiculous and the fact that they're stealing his stuff to try and sabotage his success is crazy
Panther city bbq is great
I'm sure these cops got the same training as the Uvalde Police and are just "standing by" for the word to go forward. They say those cops are STILL waiting in the hallways...
I wonder if that "suspicious restaurant owner", is giving the police "free food", and that is why that aren't acting on the EVIDENCE, that was collected for them.
This guy is the type of business owner my wife and I aspire to be..the concern for the well being of people under his employ should be a standard of reference for all businesses, no matter their size👏👏
Give him your wife for a few months.
@@Francisco-jx7xc tf is wrong with you?! Sorry about your wiener bro 🤷♂️
Smart to put tracking devices on equipment 😊
I can't stand a thief😡
That dude is in the wrong business. He needs to be a PI
Next time I’m in Fort Worth, I know where I’m going for a plate of barbecue, Panther City BBQ.
I hope the community stands together to let that other Cafe know lying and stealing from the community will Not be tolerated!
What a hardworking man, he is such humble person. I bet the bbq taste amazing .
Why TF weren't the police involved from the get go?
Police are worthless and corrupt. This is why I will never help, assist or RENDER ANY AID to anyone with qualified immunity.
Don’t let anything go, small business need to stick together. the police need to do their job someone must go to jail protect our citizens
Much respect to this guy 👍 that pride we used to have as a people for our cities used to be different..
This guy is awesome I met him last year when I stopped in for some delicious BBQ when I was at the swcwa convention! These thieves need to brought to justice
Never, ever, mess with a man’s bbq pit. 🔥
Never let it go! Failure to follow through on accountability is why this BS is on the rise.
Local Police setting up a speed trap instead of doing their job:
“I’m totally serving the community right now, other things can wait”
Name the restaurant and have citizens drop by and ask him about this. Let him get overwhelmed.
Good for you Chris! Yes sad that you have to deal with ppl who steal other's stuff. Time energy money
When your doing this much work, i say you "handle" the theives too 😂😂😂
Nothing more disgusting than stealing from a hard working family.
Going to Panther City Barbeque this weekend! New customer! Such an honorable man.
What a great business plan. Save money by stealing everyone else’s equipment.
This is my favorite BBQ restaurant in Fort Worth. The food is amazing and the staff is awesome.
God bless this bussiness owner and his staff.
Looked it up on google maps and the "lot next door" is owned by "Daybreak Auto", meaning that it's extremely likely it's the same owner as the restaurant. I wouldn't be surprised if next door is a chop shop as well.
Prime example of why you put a number on it that only you know about and have it documented at the dmv. You have to stay 3 steps ahead of these criminals.
How would that help beyond the VIN? Wouldn’t engraving the VIN in an unusual spot do the same thing?
Ouch this is horrible get with me and I can go in undercover off the books and get justice for you and others
You can go undercover..?? That's very generous initiative, but if your mug (shown here) is actually you, then your "undercover" initiative is sorta compromised.
You will be surprised how naive people are and how easy it is to create a scenario to justify a need
God, please bless and protect this good man🙏
Next time I visit family in DFW I'm coming in for lunch.
When they say "pillar of the community", this is what they mean.
This cafe is a competitor and is doing all they can to get an edge. Also, the fact that he's doing all the investigation and police are just hanging around just says they know the cafe owner. Something doesn't smell right.
Thanks for sharing.
I'm sure this is going to be a common thing.
GPS your equipment.
Everyone go leave negative reviews for the business involved.
Daybreak Cafe 2720 White Settlement Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76107
But it’s delicious
@@haywoodmakesmelaughyou're the owner's ghost account.
Sometimes every day people make the best detectives and lawyers.
Definitely coming out t9 Panther City BBQ next time we’re craving some yummy brisket. I totally got to come support y’all!
DAMN, protect this man at all cost! 👏🏼
Cafe owner isn’t an associate, he’s the boss.
He sounds like a
“seasoned detective“ 😂
they need to hire him.
Where's that Texas Justice I've heard so much about😂😂
Every day it gets more diluted as the lefties move in.
Patien🤫
Why r you being a Texas hater lol
Well if the boot fits 🤣🤣
@@lamarsecatero6868it doesn’t, theirs a snake in it.
Stand up for something
Or fall for Anything ❤🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾