{"id":174667,"date":"2026-02-12T06:36:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/174667\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T06:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:36:08","slug":"placer-county-break-ins-target-6-small-businesses-1-arrested","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/174667\/","title":{"rendered":"Placer County break-ins target 6 small businesses, 1 arrested"},"content":{"rendered":"

A break-in blitz targeted several small businesses in Placer County. A group of masked suspects hit half a dozen businesses early Wednesday morning, and only one person is in custody.<\/p>\n

Painkillers Pub in Rocklin was hit by two suspects in masks.<\/p>\n

“They were hitting the door, you can see the marks with crowbars,” said owner Auston Oliver. “They ended up wedging it in.”<\/p>\n

Next door, Pause Coffee House was hit by the same suspects, who got away with a safe, the cash drawer and $1,700, according to the owner.<\/p>\n

Further northeast in Auburn, there were similar scenes and the same suspects, investigators said. Max’s Deli and Third Eye Tattoo were hit, the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said.<\/p>\n

In the end, the sheriff’s office says there were three people, all in masks, behind the break-ins.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know if I was targeted specifically, but it did feel as though they knew what they were looking for, and they went right to it,” the owner of Max’s Deli said.<\/p>\n

The owner noted that the break-in put three big catering jobs at risk.<\/p>\n

“I feel for the other people that were targeted as well, because it does feel like it was a small business target,” the owner said.<\/p>\n

Just hours later, there was an arrest in Sacramento County. Elijah Felix, 25, was pulled over in the same white SUV linked to the break-in blitz. Felix is now facing multiple charges for burglary and stealing, in addition to a warrant for similar charges out of Yuba County.<\/p>\n

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said two suspects are still at large.<\/p>\n

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