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Sacramento police arrest man accused of $30K jewelry theft from store on Arden Way

The Sacramento Police Department arrested a 27-year-old man accused of stealing about $30,000 worth of jewels from a business on Arden Way.
The Sacramento Police Department arrested a 27-year-old man accused of stealing about $30,000 worth of jewels from a business on Arden Way. Sacramento Police Department

The Sacramento Police Department arrested a man accused of destroying a glass jewelry case and stealing about $30,000 worth of jewels.

Officers were called Thursday to the 1700 block of Arden Way after getting a report of a theft at a business, the Police Department said in a social media post. Investigators said about $30,000 worth of merchandise was taken from the store in the Point West neighborhood, at a shopping center near Arden Fair mall.

The suspect, a 27-year-old Sacramento man, was arrested after police saw him leave his home and get into a car the day after the theft. Police said officers found about $25,000 worth of jewels with their prices tags still on them.

The suspect is being held with bail set at $500,000 and faces felony charges of grand theft charge and vandalism. He was scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday afternoon at Sacramento County Main Jail downtown.

Ishani Desai
The Sacramento Bee
Ishani Desai is a government watchdog reporter for The Sacramento Bee. She previously covered crime and courts for The Bakersfield Californian.
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