Body-camera video shows the moment Modesto police officers took an 18-year-old man into custody during a retail theft operation, an arrest that investigators later learned was tied to a double homicide out of Salinas.

Police say officers arrested Angel Cabrera during a recent theft-suppression operation run by the department's Property Crimes Unit. After his arrest, detectives discovered Cabrera was wanted in Salinas for homicide, attempted homicide and gang enhancement charges. He was turned over to the Monterey County Jail.

Lt. Kalani Souza said the case highlights how a unit built to fight property crime is now playing a role in tackling violent offenders.

"The property crimes unit is led by a sergeant. We have five detectives, a crime analyst, and a community service officer assigne

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