Thief Busted Again Hours After Bail

0:00A 35-year-old man named Anthony Vargas got busted for a string of thefts from home depot and low stores in Sacramento County. He targeted high-value power tools, hitting stores almost every morning since December of 2025, then flipping them quick at local pawn, shops, cops nailed him with surveillance footage showing his face clear as day. Earlier this month on April 15th, Vargas posted bail and walked free on his own recognizance with orders to steer clear of those stores. For just hours later, he swiped to $650 to walk table saw from another home depot and sold it at a different pawn shop. Store owners and shoppers are fed up with these bold daytime grabs, especially since pawn shops barely check the goods. Vargas has a long rap sheet, think thefts, guns, drugs, and DUIs, which makes folks wonder why he got out so fast after his first arrest on Grand Theft and organized retail crime charges. Vargas tracked him down in South Sacramento right after that fresh theft, slapped on more

1:00charges like driving on a suspended license, and impounded his pickup truck. A judge jacked up his bail with a $250,000 enhancement, cops suspect more pawn shops could be in on it, so their urging tips to the Sacramento County Sheriff's office at 916-8745-115. This quick turnaround shows retail theft rings don't quit easy. I'm Cory with the story, and you've been listening to California News today, AI-powered