Two arrested in EDH gun theft investigation

Odin Rasco

Staff writer

Two suspects in an El Dorado Hills firearm theft case were taken into custody by the El Dorado County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday.

A rifle, shotgun and three handguns valued at around $5,000 were reported stolen in El Dorado Hills March 30. Sheriff’s detectives began investigating the crime utilizing information shared by Sacramento law enforcement agencies and identified two suspects. They were determined to be from the Sacramento area and search warrants authored by EDSO detectives led to

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Sheriff’s officials withheld the identities of the suspects, citing the ongoing investigation. Both were booked into county jail Wednesday, where they remained in custody as of press time with bail set at $50,000 each. Both face charges of burglary, grand theft and conspiracy to commit a crime.

A social media post from EDSO expressed thanks to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office Special Enforcement Detail, California Department of Corrections Parole Agents and the Sacramento Police Department for their assistance.