The owner of a local business is turning to the community for help after his equipment was stolen.
David Perlis is the owner of The Second Line, a New Orleans donut and coffee business.
Perlis is in the National Guard and said that when he returned from a weekend drill, he realized his commercial trailer had been caught.
Police found the trailer, but someone took a team worth $ 10,000.
Perlis said the stolen items included his generator, fryer and other tools he used.
“The Central Coast is a great place to live,” Perlis said. “It’s a wonderful community, but it can happen to anyone, and unfortunately something bad usually needs to happen to you before your eyes are really open, so I just encourage you. Let everyone be proactive in advance, do it. as much as possible to keep you and your belongings safe. “
Perlis created a GoFundMe with the goal of raising $ 20,000 to rebuild his business. So far, he has made $ 7,315 in donations.
“It’s been really nice to see how the community has taken this issue personally and helped me get this business back on track because ultimately The Second Line has to be a hot spot for the community,” Perlis added.
Perlis asks the community to help him raise the funds needed to get his business back.
He said raising $ 60,000 would allow him to turn his trailer into a brick and mortar to keep his donuts.
For more information on The Second Line, click here.
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