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Masked burglars target Hispanic-owned North Texas businesses [Video]

Grand Prairie police are looking for a group of thieves who broke into a small business and stole tens of thousands of dollars.

Surveillance video inside a Grand Prairie restaurant shows the group in hoodies and masks removing a safe from the back office.

While FOX 4 was talking to the owner of the business, another business owner in Dallas came forward saying his business was also the target of a similar crime.

Right off I-30 at Belt Line Road, Lili’s Restaurant was open Thursday. But behind the scenes, a family-owned business is hurting. 

The storefront is half restaurant and half convenience store. 

“My mom’s money, she works hard for it to be taken away,” said Marie Bonilla, whose family owns the restaurant. 

Early Thursday morning just before 4 a.m., a trio of burglars broke into the restaurant through the back door. 

Surveillance video shows three men in hoods notice a safe in the office and immediately use tools …

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