Edin Enamorado says his mission is to protect street vendors ever since his dad was attacked. He says crimes against vendors have seemingly gone up community-wide over the summer.
Fifty-three-year-old Daisy Alvarado had the important documents she carries with her ripped off just two weeks ago.
Enamorado has made it his mission to help street vendors after his dad was attacked. He guides and arms them. "First of all I usually give them pepper spray, a horn. I ping their phone number and add them to my database," he said. He wants them to be able to call for help. Enamorado says August was the worst month, but in the Rampart Division, crimes like these have actually gone down.
Captain Raul Jovel says officers have made it a mission to work with vendors who in many cases fear being arrested by ICE."We are really dispelling those rumors and telling people we don't care about your legal status, and we want to let them know there are services out there for victims of violent crimes," said Jovel.