Suspects arrested in January Galleria robbery

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a robbery that took place at the Westfield Galleria at Roseville in January. According to Roseville Police, on Jan. 16 two suspects approached a victim and forcibly ripped a gold chain from his neck before warning him "not to try anything" as they fled holding their waistband. Through their investigative efforts, officers identified one suspect, 21-year-old Daniel Ruiz, using surveillance footage and license plate information. Ten days later, on Jan. 26, Ruiz returned to the Galleria and committed grand theft, giving detectives the additional evidence needed to strengthen the case. Follow-up investigation confirmed Ruiz as the registered owner of the vehicles used in both crimes, leading detectives to secure multiple search warrants for his Sacramento County residence and vehicles. When the warrants were executed, detectives took Ruiz into custody and located the second suspect, his brother David Ruiz, 19, inside the residence. During the search, detectives also recovered an unregistered, loaded Glock 19 firearm that was not secured properly. Daniel and David Ruiz were arrested for robbery and conspiracy. Additional charges of felony child endangerment and felony unsafe storage of a firearm were forwarded to the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office for prosecution; they were booked into the South Placer Jail.