19-year-old arrested in connection with December jewelry store robbery in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO – A 19-year-old Stockton man is in jail after being linked to a robbery at a jewelry store in south Sacramento. It happened twice at the same store in December and February.

“We believe the same group of suspects were connected to both incidents,” said Detective Chris Robertson.

Store surveillance video recently released by the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office shows seven suspects storming into the store, breaking windows and taking more than $250,000 worth of jewelry.

“The customers and employees were scared during the incident and actually hid in the back room,” Robertson said.

The second incident shows two suspects breaking store windows and taking approximately $30,000 worth of jewelry.

A witness to the crime was able to take a photo of the getaway car’s license plate, which led investigators to 19-year-old Julian Lomeli.

Lomeli was arrested Thursday morning and taken to the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office.

The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation is ongoing and more arrests are likely to be made. They assume that all six other suspects are juveniles.