CHANCES FOR NEXT WEEK. IN A FEW MINUTES, WE’LL CHECK BACK. HEATHER THANK YOU. NOW TO SOME NEW VIDEO OUT OF SACRAMENTO COUNTY. AS DEPUTIES MOVED IN TO ARREST NEARLY TWO DOZEN PEOPLE FOR RETAIL THEFT, ALL FROM THE SAME STORE, THEY ARRESTED 21 PEOPLE, INCLUDING FOUR MINORS, ON CHARGES OF STEALING FROM A DOLLAR TREE. THE SACRAMENTO SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAD A RETAIL THEFT OPERATION GOING ON AT THE STORE ON FLORIN ROAD. NOW, SOME OF THE ARRESTS WERE REPEAT OFFENDERS, AND ANOTHER PERSON WAS CAUGHT STEALING DRINKS AND THEN RESELLING THEM. DETECTIVES SAY THAT THEY HAD 67 CALLS FROM THAT STORE IN JUST THREE MONTHS. OFFICIALS SAY IN ALL DOLLAR TREE STORES THROUGHOUT THE SACRAMENTO AREA, THERE WAS A 40% INCREASE IN FINANCIAL LOSSES LAST YEAR ALONE. THEY SAY THAT IN TURN LEADS TO STORES CLOSING, PRICES GOING UP AND FEWER JOBS. MOST OF THEM WILL GET TAKEN TO JAIL. PEOPLE THINK DOLLAR TREE OBVIOUSLY LOWER LESSER AMOUNT. THEY DON’T CARE. THEY DO. EVEN IF YOU DON’T GET CAUGHT THAT DAY, WHETHER IT’S SHOPLIFTING. BLITZER LAW ENFORCEMENT WILL WORK WITH THEIR ASSET PROTECTION EMPLOYEES TO INVESTIGATE AND EVENTUALLY COME AFTER YOU. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THAT SIX OF THE SUSPECTS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PROSECUTION UNDER PROP 36. THAT’S
Retail theft operation at a Dollar Tree store leads to 21 arrests in Sacramento County
Updated: 11:12 PM PST Feb 6, 2026
Nearly two dozen people, including four juveniles, have been arrested in Sacramento County for stealing from a Dollar Tree store in South Sacramento as part of a retail theft operation. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office conducted the operation at the store on Florin Road, resulting in the arrest of 21 individuals, some of whom were repeat offenders. Another person was caught stealing drinks and reselling them.Detectives reported receiving 67 calls from the store in just three months, highlighting the persistent issue of theft. Officials noted a 40% increase in financial losses at Dollar Tree stores throughout Sacramento last year, which they say leads to store closures, rising prices, and fewer jobs.”Most of them will get taken to jail. People think Dollar Tree obviously lower, lesser amount. They don’t care. They do, even if you don’t get caught that day,” said Alex Yakimchuk from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. “Law enforcement gets there in time. We will work with their asset protection employees to investigate, and eventually come after you.”The sheriff’s office stated that six of the suspects are eligible for prosecution under Proposition 36, a measure passed by voters to increase penalties for certain drug and theft crimes.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, Calif. —
Nearly two dozen people, including four juveniles, have been arrested in Sacramento County for stealing from a Dollar Tree store in South Sacramento as part of a retail theft operation.
The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office conducted the operation at the store on Florin Road, resulting in the arrest of 21 individuals, some of whom were repeat offenders. Another person was caught stealing drinks and reselling them.
Detectives reported receiving 67 calls from the store in just three months, highlighting the persistent issue of theft.
Officials noted a 40% increase in financial losses at Dollar Tree stores throughout Sacramento last year, which they say leads to store closures, rising prices, and fewer jobs.
“Most of them will get taken to jail. People think Dollar Tree obviously lower, lesser amount. They don’t care. They do, even if you don’t get caught that day,” said Alex Yakimchuk from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. “Law enforcement gets there in time. We will work with their asset protection employees to investigate, and eventually come after you.”
The sheriff’s office stated that six of the suspects are eligible for prosecution under Proposition 36, a measure passed by voters to increase penalties for certain drug and theft crimes.
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