Last week, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office and the @elkgrovepolice Department conducted an operation at Lowe’s in Elk Grove. In just a few hours, Detectives from the Organized Retail Crimes Task Force made a total of nine arrests, six of which were felonies, and five were Prop 36 arrests.

Out of the nine people arrested, five were on probation. Some notable arrests included:

A father/daughter duo, where 64-year-old Alvin Sloan III, was caught shoplifting with his 17-year-old daughter.

Aswan Demery, 42, was carrying a stolen loaded firearm in his waistband, along with possession of body armor, a police scanner, and binoculars.

Others arrested during the operation were: Raymond Ortiz, 52 Willie Wilkerson, 53 Darrell Clark, 36 Kendell Green, 29 Anthony Gibson 27 Oliver Schamburg, 35