FOR NOW, WE’RE LIVE IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY. PEYTON HEADLEE KCRA THREE NEWS. PEYTON. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. TONIGHT SACRAMENTO DEALING WITH A RISE IN BUSINESS, BURGLARIES AND POLICE HAVE RELEASED THIS VIDEO OF THE ARREST OF A SUSPECT ACCUSED OF A TOTAL OF 11 BREAK-INS. THAT HAPPENED IN LESS THAN TWO WEEKS. NOW, NINE OF THOSE BURGLARIES HAPPENED IN JUST THREE DAYS, AS POLICE ARE DEALING WITH A NUMBER OF THESE BURGLARY SPREES. KCRA 3’S ANAHITA JAFARY JOINS US LIVE FROM ONE OF THOSE BUSINESSES THAT WAS HIT. YEAH. GOOD EVENING. WE ARE IN EAST SACRAMENTO, CURRENTLY NEAR GARDEN AT THE LINE AND THE MILL, WHICH WERE AMONG SOME OF THOSE FIRST BUSINESSES THAT HAD BEEN TARGETED IN THIS STRING OF BURGLARIES. THERE HAS BEEN AN INCREASE IN BURGLARIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO, SPECIFICALLY IN OUR SOUTH AND EAST AREAS. OVER THE COURSE OF A FEW DAYS, BURGLARIES OCCURRED AT NINE BUSINESSES IN THE CITY. AROUND A WEEK LATER, TWO MORE WERE TARGETED, BRINGING THIS STRING OF BURGLARIES TO 11 TOTAL. SO WE’RE EXPERIENCING AN EARLY SUMMER, AND AS THINGS HEAT UP SOMETIMES, SO DOES NIGHTTIME ACTIVITY. SO WE’VE HAD A RASH OF CRIMES OF CONVENIENCE. FOLKS THAT SAW, YOU KNOW, CASH REGISTERS UNATTENDED AND OTHER THINGS THROUGH THE WINDOW DESPITE TRYING TO GET AWAY FROM POLICE BODY CAM FOOTAGE SHOWS THE ARREST OF 23 YEAR OLD ARTHUR JASPER. SOUTH COMMAND WAS SAYING, HEY, WE HAD THESE BURGLARY SERIES THAT HAPPENED. WE WANT TO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL OFFICERS OUT HERE LOOKING FOR THE SUSPECT, AND THAT’S AND IT WAS FRUITFUL. IT WORKED. THEY HAD THE OFFICERS OUT THERE. THEY LOCATED THE SUSPECT. HE MATCHED THE DESCRIPTION. THEY DID A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION. THEY INTERVIEWED HIM, AND THEN THEY DEVELOPED PROBABLE CAUSE TO ARREST HIM FOR BURGLARIES. SACRAMENTO POLICE SAY HE WAS ARRESTED ON MARCH 14TH IN THIS AREA OF 41ST AND J STREET. YOU MENTIONED THAT THIS HAS PROVEN AN INCREASE IN BURGLARIES IN THE CITY OF SACRAMENTO. WHAT IS YOUR DEPARTMENT DOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS DOESN’T CONTINUE? YEAH. SO WITH THE INCREASE IN BURGLARIES THAT WE’VE HAD OVER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS OR MONTHS IN OUR CITY, OUR DEPARTMENT HAS KIND OF TAKEN AN APPROACH SIMILAR TO THIS ONE RIGHT HERE, RIGHT? LET’S ADDRESS IT WITH SOME RESOURCES. LET’S DO SOME EVIDENCE BASED POLICING AS WELL AS HUGE. AND POLICE SAY THAT JASPER IS A REPEAT OFFENDER AND HAD ADDITIONAL WARRANTS FOR FIVE ADDITIONAL BURGLARIES WHEN THEY ARRESTED HIM LIVE
Sacramento businesses recover after string of burglaries; 1 suspect arrested
Sacramento police have arrested a man believed to be connected to 11 burglaries affecting local businesses, as authorities work to prevent further incidents.
Updated: 11:27 PM PDT Mar 20, 2026
Sacramento businesses are recovering after a series of 11 burglaries, with police arresting a suspect believed to be connected to all incidents. The Garden at the Line and The Mill in East Sacramento were among the first businesses targeted.”There has been an increase in burglaries throughout the city of Sacramento, specifically in our south and east areas,” said Anthony Gamble from the Sacramento Police Department.Over the course of a few days, burglaries occurred at nine businesses in the city. Around a week later, two more were targeted, bringing the total to 11.| MORE | At least 9 Sacramento businesses hit by overnight burglaries”We’re experiencing an early summer, and as things heat up sometimes, so do nighttime activities,” said Phil Pluckebaum, Sacramento City Council, District 4. “So we’ve had a rash of crimes of convenience, folks see cash registers unattended and other things through the window.”Despite trying to evade police, bodycam footage shows the arrest of 23-year-old Arthur Jasper. “South command was saying, ‘hey, we had these burglary series that happened. We want to have some additional officers out here looking for the suspect’ and it was fruitful. It worked. They had the officers out there. They located the suspect who matched the description. They did a thorough investigation. They interviewed them, and then they developed probable cause. Arrested him for 11 burglaries,” Gamble said.Sacramento police said Jasper was arrested on March 14 in the area of 41st and J Street. Gamble explained that the department is addressing the increase in burglaries with additional resources and evidence-based policing.Police also noted that Jasper had five warrants for five additional burglaries and is a repeat offender.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. —
Sacramento businesses are recovering after a series of 11 burglaries, with police arresting a suspect believed to be connected to all incidents. The Garden at the Line and The Mill in East Sacramento were among the first businesses targeted.
“There has been an increase in burglaries throughout the city of Sacramento, specifically in our south and east areas,” said Anthony Gamble from the Sacramento Police Department.
Over the course of a few days, burglaries occurred at nine businesses in the city. Around a week later, two more were targeted, bringing the total to 11.
| MORE | At least 9 Sacramento businesses hit by overnight burglaries
“We’re experiencing an early summer, and as things heat up sometimes, so do nighttime activities,” said Phil Pluckebaum, Sacramento City Council, District 4. “So we’ve had a rash of crimes of convenience, folks see cash registers unattended and other things through the window.”
Despite trying to evade police, bodycam footage shows the arrest of 23-year-old Arthur Jasper.
“South command was saying, ‘hey, we had these burglary series that happened. We want to have some additional officers out here looking for the suspect’ and it was fruitful. It worked. They had the officers out there. They located the suspect who matched the description. They did a thorough investigation. They interviewed them, and then they developed probable cause. Arrested him for 11 burglaries,” Gamble said.
Sacramento police said Jasper was arrested on March 14 in the area of 41st and J Street. Gamble explained that the department is addressing the increase in burglaries with additional resources and evidence-based policing.
Police also noted that Jasper had five warrants for five additional burglaries and is a repeat offender.
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