The owners of a Chicago boutique store pleaded guilty Tuesday after they were looted for the second time in three months this week, earning more than $ 25,000 worth.
Londo Mondo owners Carrie and Ken Londe told “The Story” that their store was initially looted in May following unrest following the death of George Floyd as a Minneapolis police officer. At the time, the couple were in the process of reopening their store, which was already suffering from the effects of coronavirus lockdown commands.
The store was looted for the second time Monday at 2:30 a.m. Monday when burglars took more than $ 25,000 marks from the women’s fashion boutique.
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“Two days before we were going to reopen … there was a wave of looting,” Carrie Londe said. “Well, then we were up and open again. Two days later it unfortunately happened again and this time much worse.”
On Monday, members of the Chicago Black Lives Matter organization held a rally to support the more than 100 people who were arrested the night before arrested after widespread looting and insurrection that caused at least $ 60 million in property damage and saw 13 policemen injured.
At one point, BLM organizer Ariel Atkins called the looting “repairs,” and told the crowd, “I do not care if someone decides to loot a Gucci or a Macy’s or a Nike store, because that would cause that that person eats. That makes sure that person has clothes. Those are repairs. Whatever they want to take, they can take it because these companies have insurance. ”
When the violence escaped all Sunday night, Ken Londe said he was forced to protect his shop “with a mobile phone in my hand, claiming I was with the police on the phone because the police were not there” used to be.”
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“I know they are trying to do their best. But from what I understand, they are saying that these thieves will not intervene and stop, except … personal injury [was] is threatened or done to individuals, “he said. That there has been no increased presence of the police I have noticed since the first unrest and that should happen. “
Asked to give a final message to the looters who repeatedly destroyed their business that “took more than 30-plus years to build up,” Carrie said, “Lawlessness is not the answer.”
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“It will not make us better as a society to steal people from people because it forces us into a militant state, and we are not provided … we are business owners. We are not equipped to defend our stores. “That it can not happen that way,” she asserted.
“And as a society, we can’t get down that path where we all defend ourselves or set ourselves apart. It’s just not the way we can survive and evolve.”
Fox News’ David Aaro contributed to this report.
