Sacramento apartment complex flooded by broken pipe; vandalism suspect arrested

Several units at a downtown Sacramento apartment complex flooded late Monday night after someone vandalized a pipe, police said.

First responders were called to the scene near 7th and H streets just before 10 p.m.

Water was found coming out from the front of the building, with Sacramento Fire crews saying that it appeared someone had tampered with a standpipe on the third floor.

In total, firefighters say eight units were impacted by the flooding. It's unclear how many residents were impacted.

Sacramento police said they arrested 54-year-old Richard Bechtel in connection to the pipe vandalism.

A full damage assessment is pending.