Suspected Sacramento-area window smasher arrested, police say
One person has been arrested in connection with destroying multiple Northern California businesses’ large glass windows and causing over $500,000 in damages, authorities said. Philip Archuleta, 30, 0f Roseville was arrested for unrelated crimes, including possession of a stolen assault weapon and child endangerment but police say the investigation is ongoing, the Citrus Heights Police Department said in a release on Saturday. Archuleta was running a business called Brothers Doors and glass without a contractor’s license, police said.Many of the business victims across the Sacramento region had their large glass windows destroyed over the last several months, police say. A few businesses even were hit on multiple occasions. A pizza restaurant and noodle restaurant both in Citrus Heights were targeted on two separate occasions, according to authorities. The vandalism surpassed multiple jurisdictions and counties, authorities said. Multiple search warrants issued by the Citrus Heights and Sacramento Police Departments on Thursday led to Archuleta who was arrested. “The investigation is ongoing and we anticipate additional charges related to the vandalism series in the near future,” police said. Authorities say the vandalism to these businesses was not a hate-related crime. No other details were released as police continue to investigate.
CITRUS HEIGHTS, Calif. —
One person has been arrested in connection with destroying multiple Northern California businesses’ large glass windows and causing over $500,000 in damages, authorities said.
Philip Archuleta, 30, 0f Roseville was arrested for unrelated crimes, including possession of a stolen assault weapon and child endangerment but police say the investigation is ongoing, the Citrus Heights Police Department said in a release on Saturday.
Archuleta was running a business called Brothers Doors and Glass without a contractor’s license, police said.
Many of the business victims across the Sacramento region had their large glass windows destroyed over the last several months, police say.
A few businesses even were hit on multiple occasions. A pizza restaurant and noodle restaurant both in Citrus Heights were targeted on two separate occasions, according to authorities.
The vandalism surpassed multiple jurisdictions and counties, authorities said.
Multiple search warrants issued by the Citrus Heights and Sacramento Police Departments on Thursday led to Archuleta who was arrested.
“The investigation is ongoing and we anticipate additional charges related to the vandalism series in the near future,” police said.
Authorities say the vandalism to these businesses was not a hate-related crime.
No other details were released as police continue to investigate.