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The Sacramento Brief May 12, 2026 - Sacramento Brief: Sunday Crime Sweep, Statewide Honor & Fentanyl Summit Preview · The Sacramento Brief

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  Good morning. This is the Sacramento Brief, your
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  weekday roundup of overnight headlines and what's
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  ahead across the city. I'm Carol. It's Tuesday,
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  May 12, 2026. Let's get you caught up. Sacramento
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  police stayed busy over the weekend with a string
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  of arrests across the city. In North Sacramento,
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  officers arrested a suspect after reports of
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  a stolen firearm and cell phones on Bridgeford
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  Drive. Police recovered the stolen phones and
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  ammunition, but the firearm still remains missing.
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  Near Northgate Boulevard and Wisconsin Avenue,
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  officers used the city's public safety camera
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  network to track down a hit -and -run suspect
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  after a crash left a victim complaining of pain.
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  Downtown on Jaboom Street, officers responded
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  to an assault involving a bat. Police say one
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  victim was struck before additional suspects
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  returned to the scene armed with a knife and
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  another bat. One suspect was arrested while the
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  other remains outstanding. Near H and 9th Street,
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  a known probationer tried to run from officers
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  during a suspect stop, but was safely detained
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  and arrested on drug paraphernalia charges. And
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  on Calvin Road, three suspects were arrested
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  after officers responded to a report of felony
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  vandalism involving damaged vehicles. Police
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  say the suspects fled, but were quickly located
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  nearby. Additional daily activity reports are
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  available through the Sacramento Police Department's
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  Daily Activity Log. In City Watch, a Sacramento
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  County employee is receiving statewide recognition
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  for her work serving some of the region's most
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  vulnerable residents. Emily Wight, a human service
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  program planner with Sacramento County Public
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  Administrator Guardian Conservatorship Office,
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  has received the President's Award of Excellence
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  from the California State Association of Public
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  Administrators, Guardians, and Conservators.
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  This award is presented annually just one member
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  statewide and recognizes exceptional dedication
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  to public service. Wight has spent more than
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  two decades working in this field and says her
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  favorite part of the job is helping vulnerable
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  residents receive care, dignity, and advocacy
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  when no one else is available to step in. You're
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  tuned in to the Sacramento Brief, your daily
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  Sacramento update. Listen anytime on Spotify,
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  ask for the Sacramento Brief. And now, back to
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  the Brief. Today's weather will be hot and sunny
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  with a high near 95. Winds stay light throughout
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  the morning before turning southwest in the afternoon
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  around 5 to 7 mph. Tuesday night brings partly
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  cloudy skies with overnight lows falling into
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  the 60s. For events, The Fentanyl and Beyond,
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  a community response summit takes place this
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  morning from 9 a .m. to 4 p .m. at the Citrus
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  Heights Event Center. The event is free, focuses
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  on education, prevention, and community -based
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  solutions surrounding fentanyl and substance
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  abuse awareness. Organizers say the summit will
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  feature public health experts, law enforcement,
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  advocates, and youth voices. Registration is
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  free through the Sacramento County's Opioid Coalition.
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  And on Wednesday evening, Soil Born Farms hosts
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  Work and Learn, attracting pollinators to your
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  garden at the Soil Born Farms American River
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  Ranch. The hands -on class teaches residents
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  how to build a pollinator -friendly garden using
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  California's native plants. For something a little
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  funny, comedian Jasmine W. brings the “Soft and
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  Dangerous tour” to Laughs Unlimited Comedy Club
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  and Lounge tomorrow night with performance centered
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  around motherhood, dating, and modern life. That's
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  all for today's Sacramento Brief. You'll find
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  the links to today's events in the show notes.
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  I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting me with your
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  morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see you
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  tomorrow.