Generator stolen from 'Taste of Brazil' food truck

Generator stolen from 'Taste of Brazil' food truck

DURING THIS PANDEMIC.WHAT WOULD HAVE BEENTAKEOUT TUESDAY FORTASTE OF BRAZIL OWNERCHRISTIAN MACIELQUICKLY BECOME A RACETO FIND A BACKUPGENERATOR FOR HIS FOODTRUCK.41 ACTION NEWS ANCHORGABRIELLA PAGAN HAS HISSTORY TONIGHT.LIKE HUNDREDS OFPEOPLE ACROSS THEMETRO TRYING TO STAYAFLOAT - CHRISTIANMACIEL AND HIS WIFEPIVOTED HOW THEYWOULD RUN THEIR FOODTRUCK TASTE OF BRAZIL."We're doing only onlineorders so there's no contact atall I don't even bring mysystem to take any orders atthe truck."YOU CAN ONLY IMAGINEHOW IT FELT LIKE A ONE-TWO PUNCH AFTERCHRISTIAN WOKE UPMONDAY MORNING.Christian Maciel/Taste of BrazilFoodTruck"When I got to the restaurantto prep the food I lookedbehind my food truck and mygenerator was not there."FINDING THIS ON HISSECURITY CAMERA AT CITYMARKET, WHERE HISTRUCK WAS PARKED NEXTTO THE RESTAURANT."We find the guy 2:45 in themorning just hanging out andtook it off.""Ugh I feel defeated."HE SPREAD THE WORD ONSOCIAL MEDIA IN HOPES OFSOMEONE RECOGNIZINGTHE MAN,AND SPENT THE DAYTRYING TO FIND SOMEONETO REPAIR AN OLDGENERATOR -- SO HECOULD MAKE HIS NEXTDELIVERY TOMORROW INPARKVILLE." we are open for 3 to 4 hoursa day right now just to haveenough money to pay thepeople that are working sothey can have a jobALL THINGS CONSIDERED?THIS IS HIS ATTITUDETOWARDS IT."I'm not mad at him, yeah it'skind of a weird feeling, yeahI'm upset that this happenedto me but I want to believethat probably he needs morethan I do you know while he'sout there doing that some ofthat kind of stuff.""I'm not saying what he did isright but I'm trying to look atthis guy like what does heneed that he has to go outthere and steal from peopleyou know?

I don't know if hiskids if he needs food at homeI don't know."HE ADMITS ITS UPSETTINGBUT KNOWS FIRST HANDYOU HAVE TO STAYPOSITIVE."Because coming fromanother country, you know I'vebeen living here for about 15years I come here with noEnglish I couldn't say hi 15years ago and I feel thiscountry is such an amazingplace that given theopportunity if you do the rightthing if you push yourself tothe right direction you cansucceed."IN KANSAS CITY,GABRIELLA