Sacramento grocery store damaged after break-in, suspicious fire; arrest made

A person was arrested after a break-in and suspicious fire at a Sacramento grocery store early Friday morning.

Sacramento Fire crews responded to La Superior Mercado on Stockton Boulevard just after 4 a.m. and found heavy smoke coming from the store.

Firefighters also found obvious signs of a break-in, including smashed front sliding-glass doors. Officials said the circumstances led them to consider the fire suspicious.

Crews quickly put out the fire. No injuries were reported.

After reviewing surveillance footage, investigators made an arrest in connection with the incident, fire officials said. No information about the person arrested has been released.

It was unclear whether the fire would affect the grocery store's hours Friday.