Early Wednesday morning, around 3 a.m., Placer County deputies responded to a reported break-in at Max’s Deli and Third Eye Tattoo in North Auburn.
When authorities arrived, the suspects had already left. Investigators quickly identified a white BMW SUV as the vehicle involved in the burglary.
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Authorities discovered that the same vehicle was involved in additional crimes in Rocklin and Grass Valley earlier that morning.
Property investigators from the Placer County Sheriff’s Office and the Rocklin Police detectives tracked the vehicle in Sacramento.
Assisted by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, deputies halted the SUV at 47th Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Two persons were brought into custody.
Sacramento deputies arrested a female adult for offenses under their authority. Elijah Felix, 25, of Sacramento, was arrested by Placer County deputies on various offenses, including burglary, possession of stolen property, conspiracy, a Yuba County burglary warrant, and violating Post-Release Community Supervision (PRCS) for commercial burglary.
Authorities said the other suspects are still at large, and the investigation is ongoing.
“Small business owners are an important part of our community, and targeting them is unacceptable,” the Placer County Sheriff’s Office said. “Our detectives will use every available resource and investigative technology to identify those responsible and hold them accountable.”
