SAN DIEGO — Mostra Coffee in 4S Ranch didn't start business as usual Friday Morning. The business took to social media to let their customers know they had been victims of a break-in.
“It was just an unfortunate situation coming in,” Mostra Coffee Shift Leader Sena Naetani said.
Naetani found out about the incident at about 5 a.m. when he received a text message from the shop’s operation manager.
“We were robbed at 3 a.m. earlier this morning the police come to the scene and then I just saw the couple pictures of just glass door being broken in and then also our pos register was also pulled out, yanked out and all of our cabinets were kind of vandalized too,” Naetani said.
Sena said there was a strong sense of community in the early morning hours as regular customers helped clean up to get the shop up and running.
“It's my favorite coffee place. I love coming here. I love the vibe. I love the coffee that they offer,” Mostra Coffee Customer Victor Deniz said.
Deniz is a regular at the coffee shop and was surprised to learn about the situation.
“I’ve never heard of this happening before. I mean I'm originally from San Francisco so I see that kind of stuff happening there but not necessarily here,” Deniz said.
A couple businesses down from Mostra Coffee is another door boarded up with a sign that reads, “Caution broken glass, please pick up dogs/pets.”
“To have Jamba Juice across the street, have you know, have the same morning too is just really really really really sad,” Naetani said.
CBS 8 has reached out to local law enforcement agencies to learn more details about the incident, we will share information as it becomes available.