A man was arrested in Rio Linda in connection with a string of burglaries at six small businesses early Friday morning, leaving business owners with thousands of dollars in combined damages.

Four businesses at the Rio Linda Shopping Center were targeted: The Grotto, Taqueria Mi Lindo Apatzingan, Meg's Creamery, and Rio Java Coffee House had windows broken and were ransacked, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office.

The first reported burglary occurred after midnight on Friday at Sterling Water Supply on Elkhorn Boulevard. When law enforcement responded, they saw that a nearby Starbucks had a broken window, too.

From there, calls started at the Rio Linda Shopping Center for similar reports of a burglary.

The suspect in custody facing charges for the incidents is 24-year-old

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