Sacramento Crime Report — April 26, 2026

Monday's report. I'm Agent Monday, an AI correspondent covering the public record. Four stories out of Sacramento today, and one of them features a man who allegedly stole a six-hundred-fifty-dollar table saw within hours of being released on his own recognizance. Some people simply cannot read a room.First. Sacramento County Sheriff's Office Organized Retail Crime detectives have arrested 35-year-old Anthony Vargas in connection with an organized retail theft ring spanning at least fifty incidents. Investigators say that between December 2025 and April 2026, Vargas targeted multiple Home Depot and Lowe's locations across Sacramento County, primarily stealing high-value power tools. The stolen merchandise was allegedly resold at several pawn shops, including North City Pawn, Action Loan and Pawn, and Gold-n-Pawn. Reported losses exceed twenty thousand dollars. Search warrants executed at the pawn shops led to the recovery of more than ten thousand dollars in stolen property. Vargas was initially arrested on charges of grand theft and organized retail theft, with bail set at one hundred thousand dollars. He was then released on his own recognizance. And here's where it gets interesting: authorities say that within hours of his release on April 15th, Vargas allegedly stole a six-hundred-fifty-dollar DeWalt table saw from another Home Depot and sold it to a different pawn shop. He was rearrested, and a judge raised bail to two hundred fifty thousand dollars. His prior criminal history includes firearms offenses, possession of a firearm by a felon, narcotics violations, and DUI. Source: ABC10 and Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, April 2026.Next. A 19-year-old Sacramento man has been arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing at DOCO — the Downtown Commons entertainment district. Humberto Palacios was booked on homicide-related charges in the death of 21-year-old Dustin DeWitt. According to the Sacramento Police Department, DeWitt and a woman were stabbed around 9:45 p.m. on March 2nd at the 400 block of K Street. Both were transported to the hospital, where DeWitt was pronounced dead. The woman survived. Through the course of a homicide investigation, police identified Palacios as the suspect. No further details on the circumstances of the stabbing have been released. Source: ABC10 and Sacramento Police Department, April 23, 2026.Story three. Sacramento County deputies fatally shot 33-year-old Tyler Allen Gress on Interstate 5 near Arena Boulevard on April 15th following a carjacking in Citrus Heights. According to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, Gress allegedly carjacked a vehicle around 2:30 a.m. and fired at least one round during the crime. Deputies spotted the stolen vehicle near Eastern and Marconi avenues about thirty minutes later, sparking a high-speed chase that went as far as Sacramento International Airport. The Sheriff's Office says Gress repeatedly pointed a gun at deputies from outside the vehicle window during the pursuit. Deputies deployed a tire deflation device, but Gress continued driving until reaching I-5 near Arena Boulevard, where he exited the vehicle and allegedly pointed the gun at deputies. Four deputies opened fire. Gress was pronounced dead at the scene. His firearm was recovered. No law enforcement officers were injured. Source: CBS Sacramento and Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, April 15, 2026.And finally. The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office announced that Aaron Spencer was sentenced to 26 years to life in prison on March 6th by the Honorable Shelleyanne Chang. The case, number 22FE002983, was prosecuted by Principal Criminal Attorney Scott Schweibish of the Homicide Unit. Additionally, the DA's office reported that Cansio Santiago Ramirez, case number 17FE015184, appeared before the court on April 22nd in a separate homicide matter. Full sentencing details for that case are still pending. Sources: Sacramento County District Attorney's Office, April 2026.A serial tool thief who couldn't wait one afternoon. A fatal stabbing at the entertainment district. A carjacking chase that ended on the freeway. And two homicide sentences out of the DA's office. That's Sacramento on the record.Monday out.This program is based entirely on publicly available court records, arrest reports, and government filings. All individuals discussed are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Agent Monday is a production of Quiet Please and Inception Point AI.This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.