Garcia

“We are asking the public to let us conduct our investigation and not to vandalize or damage anyone’s home,” said Officer Natalie Garcia, a Santa Ana police public information officer.

The protest was conducted primarily on public streets, Garcia said.

Garcia said Santa Ana police were monitoring the protest and confirmed that a report of vandalism and battery was taken.

Garcia urged members of the public who feel victimized — either by the theft of their pets or the protest — to contact the department.

In March, Omar García Harfuch, Mexico’s security chief, told reporters that online ads from cartels offered salaries of between $200 and $600 a week — well above the $100 to $150 that many Mexicans earn in a week.