SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - On June 3, 2020, the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office received thirteen reports relating to looting from law enforcement agencies to review for filing of criminal charges. All events took place in the late evening hours of May 31st to the early morning hours of June 1st. Charges were filed in all of the cases received including:

(1) At midnight, several subjects were located inside the Sunrise Mall. One of the female adult suspects admitted to driving six juveniles to the mall. She also admitted that someone broke glass and she went inside. They went to the Vans store, but then heard police and ran. Several boxes of new shoes were found in her trunk. The second suspect was found in a car parked at the mall just outside of the broken glass point of entry. When police arrived, she fled in her car and took police on a three-mile pursuit. Both were charged with commercial burglary, looting, and receiving stolen property. The second suspect was also charged with reckless evasion of a peace officer.

(2) At 12:00 a.m., a male adult suspect was observed fleeing Walgreens located at 2201 Arden Way. He was stopped nearby and in possession of stolen items. He was charged with commercial burglary, looting, and receiving stolen property.

(3) At 2:30 a.m., two male defendants were observed trying to break into Paradyme on 1720 Fulton. They were charged with attempted burglary and attempted looting.

(4) At 2:50 a.m., a male adult suspect and a female adult suspect were observed fleeing a Boost Mobile store located at 6176 Auburn Blvd. Their car drove off as officers approached, reached speeds in excess of 100 mph and ran a red light. An infant was located in a child seat in the rear of the car. They were charged with commercial burglary, looting, reckless evasion of a peace officer, child endangerment, and receiving stolen property.

As was stated in previous releases, the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office supports every citizen’s right to lawfully exercise their first amendment right to protest, particularly in these painful times. At the same time, we will also zealously prosecute those who choose violence, looting or lawlessness over peaceful protest thereby creating a threat to public safety and the well-being of our community.