A MAJOR CHANGE. IT HAPPENS IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF RINGS STOLEN FROM A SACRAMENTO COUNTY JEWELRY STORE. I TALKED TO GRAB HIM, BUT I SAID IT’S NOT WORTH IT BECAUSE I HAVE TWO KIDS, SIX AND SEVEN YEARS OLD. I HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THEIR FUTURE AND I JUST LET THEM GO. HAMID SARABI OWNS ALTA ARDEN WATCHES AND JEWELRY REPAIR ON FULTON AVENUE. THE STORE IS IN THE ARDEN-ARCADE COMMUNITY, SO HE SHARED HE AND HIS FAMILY HAVE WORKED IN THE JEWELRY BUSINESS FOR YEARS. EACH RINGS WAS LIKE AT LEAST $1,000 WORTH, SO THEY TOOK IT FROM US. WE COMPLETELY DOWN. SO FOR A SMALL BUSINESS, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IS A LOT, EVEN $1,000. THE SACRAMENTO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS ITS DETECTIVES ARE INVESTIGATING. I RAN BEHIND HIM. I THOUGHT, THIS IS JUST A REGULAR CUSTOMER. LOOK AT HIM NOW. HE’S PUT SOMETHING LIKE THAT ON HIS WRIST. I JUST LET HIM GO. SO THIS IS THE FIRST DAY AFTER THIS INCIDENT AND FEARFUL FOR HIS FAMILY’S SAFETY, SARABI SAYS HE STARTED KEEPING THE FRONT DOOR LOCKED AND HE’S GLAD HE DID. DAYS LATER, ON DECEMBER 27TH, HIS SECURITY FOOTAGE SHOWS THREE PEOPLE, THIS TIME IN MASKS AT HIS DOOR BUT UNABLE TO GET IN. ALL MY INVEST, WHATEVER I HAD, I PUT IT IN THE STORE, BUT SADLY NOW I HAVE LIKE I HAVE TO GIVE IT UP BECAUSE WHAT I CAN DO NOW, THE POLICE IS NOT CATCHING THEM AND THE SITUATION IS GETTING BAD HERE. SARABI STARTED A GOFUNDME TO TRY AND COVER THE BILLS AND RENT. HE WAS ALREADY BEHIND ON. HE SAYS THOUGH THIS MIGHT BE IT FOR THE STORE, HE JUST DOESN’T FEEL IT’S SAFE TO KEEP GOING AT THIS POINT. I’M NOT SCARED OF ANYBODY, BUT BECAUSE OF I HAVE A FAMILY, TWO KIDS, ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME WHO’S GOING TO TAKE CARE OF THESE KIDS? I’M WORRIED ABOUT THEM. I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR US, BUT WE HAVE TO FIGHT FOR IT. IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY, LEE ANNE DENYER KCRA THREE NEWS. WE BLURRED THE FACES IN THAT SECURITY FOOTAGE BECAUSE WE DON’T KNOW IF THE ROBBERS ARE MINORS. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THIS APPEARS TO B
Sacramento County jewelry store owner considers closing after robbery
A Sacramento County jewelry store owner is considering closing his business after a robbery resulting in the theft of $25,000 worth of jewelry, raising concerns for his family’s safety.
Updated: 6:16 PM PST Jan 2, 2026
A Sacramento County jewelry store owner is considering closing his business after a robbery at his Arden-Arcade store last month. It resulted in the theft of $25,000 worth of jewelry.Hamid Sohrabi, who owns Alta Arden Watches & Jewelry Repair on Fulton Avenue, shared security footage of two incidents with KCRA 3. He said the afternoon of Dec. 23, he’d been in the back of his store when two people came in. After greeting what he believed to be customers, security footage shows the pair grabbing items and running out.Sohrabi said they stole dozens of rings, worth approximately $25,000 in total.”I thought to grab him, but I said, it’s not worth it because I have two kids, 6 and 7 years old. I have to think about their future, and I just let them go,” Sohrabi said. “For a small business, thousands of dollars is a lot, even $1,000. We come here, work here to support our family. We are not millionaire people.”The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. No arrests have been made.Following the robbery, concerned for his family’s safety, Sohrabi said he began keeping the front door to his store locked. This precaution proved beneficial when, days later, security footage showed three masked individuals attempting to enter the store.”Whatever I had, I put it in the store,” he said. “Sadly, now I have to give it up because what I can do now, the police is not catching them and the situation is getting bad here.”In an effort to cover bills and rent, Sohrabi started a GoFundMe campaign. Despite this, he feels uncertain about the store’s future, citing safety concerns. “I’m not scared of my life. Honestly, I’m not scared of anybody, but because I have a family, two kids, (if) anything happens to me, who’s going to take care of the kids,” he said. “I don’t know what the future holds for us, but we have to fight for it.”KCRA 3 blurred the faces in the security footage because it’s unclear if the robbers are minors. A spokesperson for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said this appears to be an isolated incident, and no arrests have been made.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Calif. —
A Sacramento County jewelry store owner is considering closing his business after a robbery at his Arden-Arcade store last month. It resulted in the theft of $25,000 worth of jewelry.
Hamid Sohrabi, who owns Alta Arden Watches & Jewelry Repair on Fulton Avenue, shared security footage of two incidents with KCRA 3.
He said the afternoon of Dec. 23, he’d been in the back of his store when two people came in. After greeting what he believed to be customers, security footage shows the pair grabbing items and running out.
Sohrabi said they stole dozens of rings, worth approximately $25,000 in total.
“I thought to grab him, but I said, it’s not worth it because I have two kids, 6 and 7 years old. I have to think about their future, and I just let them go,” Sohrabi said. “For a small business, thousands of dollars is a lot, even $1,000. We come here, work here to support our family. We are not millionaire people.”
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. No arrests have been made.
Following the robbery, concerned for his family’s safety, Sohrabi said he began keeping the front door to his store locked. This precaution proved beneficial when, days later, security footage showed three masked individuals attempting to enter the store.
“Whatever I had, I put it in the store,” he said. “Sadly, now I have to give it up because what I can do now, the police is not catching them and the situation is getting bad here.”
In an effort to cover bills and rent, Sohrabi started a GoFundMe campaign.
Despite this, he feels uncertain about the store’s future, citing safety concerns.
“I’m not scared of my life. Honestly, I’m not scared of anybody, but because I have a family, two kids, (if) anything happens to me, who’s going to take care of the kids,” he said. “I don’t know what the future holds for us, but we have to fight for it.”
KCRA 3 blurred the faces in the security footage because it’s unclear if the robbers are minors.
A spokesperson for the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said this appears to be an isolated incident, and no arrests have been made.
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