Pasadena Bakery Suffers AC Loss After Copper Wire Theft Amid Heatwave

WHO:

ABC7 Los Angeles - Danny Griffin, co-owner of Sweet Red Peach Bakery

ABC7 Los Angeles - Kenyatta Glover, co-owner of Sweet Red Peach Bakery

ABC7 Los Angeles - Ken Hitts, regular customer

ABC7 Los Angeles - Pasadena police

WHAT:

NY Post - Thieves stole copper wire from the rooftop air conditioning unit of a Pasadena bakery.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The theft involved approximately $4,000 worth of copper wire.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The damage caused by the theft is estimated at $15,000.

ABC7 Los Angeles - Inside the bakery, temperatures reached 92 degrees due to the lack of air conditioning.

ABC7 Los Angeles - Cakes melted inside the bakery, and the heat affected freezers and other appliances.

WHERE:

NY Post - Sweet Red Peach Bakery, Pasadena, California

ABC7 Los Angeles - Southern California

WHEN:

ABC7 Los Angeles - The theft occurred on a Wednesday.

ABC7 Los Angeles - The bakery had been open for a little more than a year after its opening was delayed by the Eaton Fire.

WHY:

ABC7 Los Angeles - The theft left the bakery without air conditioning during extreme heat, impacting the business and community.

HOW:

ABC7 Los Angeles - Thieves accessed the rooftop to steal the copper wire from the air conditioning unit.

(UPDATED July 20, 2026 12:43 UTC)

Thieves recently stole approximately $4,000 worth of copper wire from the rooftop air conditioning unit of Sweet Red Peach Bakery in Pasadena, California, causing an estimated $15,000 in damage. As a result, the bakery's interior temperature soared to 92 degrees, melting cakes and affecting freezers and other appliances, which has severely impacted the business and the community. Co-owners Danny Griffin and Kenyatta Glover, along with regular customer Ken Hitts, are now left to deal with the consequences of this theft, which occurred on a Wednesday.