25 Arrested in First Day of Organized Retail Theft Operation 

December 18, 2025 – Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office officials report that the Sheriff’s Office Organized Retail Crime Task Force began a multi-day enforcement operation on Monday, December 15^th focused on keeping shoppers and employees safe during the busy holiday season.

Monday’s operation took place at Target locations in unincorporated Sacramento County and was conducted with the assistance of the Elk Grove Police Department. This is just the beginning, as our teams will be conducting similar operations throughout the county all week at multiple locations.

View video here.

Remember, it’s never cool to steal. It’s even less cool to get arrested on a Christmas soundtrack.

• 25 total arrests
• 4 Proposition 36 qualified arrests

Arrested:

Aaren Jackson, 48 years old (Prop 36)

Leta Burnett, 59 years old (Prop 36)

Ashley Silva, 37 years old

Kahleelah Bolden, 29 years old

Kristel Rocha, 37 years old

Khadijah Tennessee, 34 years old

Ryan Hamerton, 18 years old

Connor Crotsley, 18 years old

Tammy Coleman, 55 years old

Michael Funez, 54 years old (Prop 36)

Shenice Law, 23 years old

Asadullah Nooristani, 20 years old

Darnell Zeno, 27 years old

Tamiko Miles, 21 years old

Ashajame Meadows-Johnson, 18 years old

Gabrielle Johnson, 33 years old (Prop 36)

Kenneth Fisher, 30 years old

Melvin Davis, 27 years old

Samantha Skinner, 33 years old

Nayelith Lorenzo-Gonzalez, 36 years old

Hannah Harris, 29 years old

Alexis Garcia, 29 years old

Samantha Taylor, 33 years old

Vanessa Garner, 41 years old

Lisa Whyte, 42 years old

Source: Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office