{"id":1448,"date":"2026-06-04T07:33:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2026-06-04T07:33:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:33:21","slug":"beloved-family-owned-mexican-restaurant-in-tucson-vandalized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=1448","title":{"rendered":"Beloved family-owned Mexican restaurant in Tucson vandalized"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) &#8211; A family-owned restaurant in Tucson is cleaning up after a vandal left it with hundreds of dollars in repairs.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=1446\">Not rats, not raccoons: Bobcats found living in Scottsdale attic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The vandalism happened at Maico Restaurant Mexican Food near East 22nd Street and South Park Avenue late Tuesday, June 2. Security camera footage shows a man smashing lights, breaking cameras and placing a tire on top of the owner\u2019s truck.<\/p>\n<p>Ramon Becerra, the restaurant owner, said he woke up Wednesday morning to find the damage.<\/p>\n<p>The Tucson area has seen a rash of break-ins and senseless acts of vandalism over the last few months.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>On June 2, <i><u><b>a suspect slashed several tires in a Marana neighborhood.<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>On June 2, someone drove over and damaged the basketball court at Dove Mountain Park in Marana.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>On June 1, <i><u><b>two suspects broke into Showtime Cards near Speedway and Craycroft in Tucson and stole around $100,000 worth of trading cards.<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>In April, <i><u><b>a storage facility in the 9000 block of East Old Vail Road in Tucson was burglarized.<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>On May 26, <i><u><b>the city of Tucson had to shut down Freedom Pool on East 29th Street after broken glass was found.<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>On May 18, <i><u><b>the city of Tucson had to shut down Udall Pool on East Tanque Verde after broken glass was found.<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>On March 20, <i><u><b>someone broke into Silver Sea Jewelry on Fourth Avenue in Tucson.<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>In late December 2025, <i><u><b>a suspect vandalized Joe Pagac\u2019s mural near Fourth Avenue and Stevens Avenue in Tucson.<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>On Nov. 11, 2025, <i><u><b>a business at 245 South Plumer Avenue in Tucson was burglarized and suffered thousands of dollars in damage.<\/b><\/u><\/i><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cI said what happened here, and I was sorta surprised, and I started looking more and more,\u201d Becerra said.<\/p>\n<p>The security camera video, which lasted for multiple minutes, captured a clear image of the man responsible.<\/p>\n<p>Becerra said the incident was particularly concerning because his home is connected to the restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a family living here. It\u2019s a family business. That\u2019s my wife, my daughter, my granddaughter working here,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s scary because it\u2019s a pretty tough guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Becerra said he expects fixing the damaged security cameras, lights, and his car windshield to cost hundreds of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=1444\">Tucson teen girl in critical condition after near-drowning incident<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTerrible. Because the business is too slow, plus now that kind of problem is gonna be more expenses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The vandalism comes as business has already gone down nearly 50% in the last year following long-term road construction in the area that Becerra said makes the restaurant harder to access. Business also slows down in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow the employees I got to let them go because it slowed the business,\u201d Becerra said.<\/p>\n<p>Becerra said he is hoping someone who recognizes the suspect will see the video and report it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not good for me because probably he gonna come back again, and I don\u2019t want that to happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Becerra filed a report with the Tucson Police Department this morning. <\/p>\n<p>In a statement to 13 News, the TPD said officers collected evidence and are working to identify the suspect. The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with any information is asked to call 88-CRIME or go to <i><u><b>www.88Crime.org<\/b><\/u><\/i>. <\/p>\n<p>Are you streaming 13 News?<\/p>\n<p>Watch a free live stream of Tucson Now and 13 News at TucsonNow.Live.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to download the free Tucson Now app, which you can find on Apple and Google.<\/p>\n<p>If you are using a desktop computer, you can use your mobile device to scan the QR code below.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=1442\">Missing Pima County man last seen near Sunset, Camino de Oeste<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the broken lights and debris have been cleaned up, but damage to security cameras remains visible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1447,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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