By Sara Beth Williams–
Citrus Heights Police arrested multiple suspects, including two juveniles, for theft after conducting a retail theft blitz operation at Target on Sunrise Boulevard on Dec. 3.
The Police Department announced on social media that the blitz operation resulted in the recovery of over $1,000 in stolen merchandise. The operation was conducted in partnership with Target Loss Prevention and the Folsom Police Department.
“We’re watching, and we have zero tolerance for theft,” police said on social media Wednesday, adding a warning to would-be thieves that their actions are being monitored and that incidents of theft will lead to “prosecution to the fullest extent of the law.”
Thursday, Citrus Heights Police Investigations Lt. Wesley Herman called the blitz operation “very productive” and said a total of three arrests were made during the operation. Two of the three males arrested were juveniles. Herman also alluded to another major organized retail theft case that is still under investigation, saying the crime involved “multiple players” using “multiple fraudulent means” to obtain a product.
Herman said the Citrus Heights Police Department regularly works with partnering agencies in different operations, such as California Highway Patrol and Folsom Police Department, saying that Citrus Heights has a “great relationship” with Folsom PD.
