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- A 36-year-old man was arrested as a suspect in five Citrus Heights store burglaries.
- Police say he is linked to burglaries with more than $500,000 stolen merchandise.
- Officers recovered all stolen items from Tuesday’s store burglary on Madison Avenue.
Officers on Tuesday arrested a man who police say is linked to five Citrus Heights commercial burglaries in which more than $500,000 worth of merchandise was stolen.
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Shortly after 3 a.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a report of a person inside a store in the 8000 block of Madison Avenue, the Citrus Heights Police Department said Wednesday in a news release.
The Police Department did not include the name of the store in the news release. There is a Miller’s Ace Hardware store at 8077 Madison Ave. just west of Fair Oaks Boulevard in Citrus Heights.
The burglary suspect left the store before officers arrived. Police said the suspect stole about $8,000 worth of power tools and other merchandise. Officers used an aerial drone and discovered the burglary suspect had entered the store through its roof.
Officers found several items of stolen merchandise hidden in nearby bushes. Police said the burglary suspect, later identified as a 36-year-old man, was found nearby hiding with additional stolen merchandise.
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Officers recovered all the stolen merchandise and returned it the store. The suspect was arrested on suspicion of burglary and booked at the Sacramento County Main Jail, where he remained in custody Wednesday afternoon. He is scheduled to appear for his arraignment Thursday afternoon.
Police said the arrested man also was booked on additional criminal charges stemming from an ongoing investigation involving four other commercial burglaries in Citrus Heights that date back to 2024 and resulted in an estimated $500,000 worth of store merchandise stolen.
Investigators asked anyone with information relevant to this burglary investigation to call the Police Department at 916-727-5500.
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