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The Sacramento Brief Thursday October 15, 2026| Alert Test Today + 3 Things to Do Tonight · The Sacramento Brief

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  This is the Sacramento Brief, a weekday roundup
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  of overnight headlines and what's ahead across
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  the city. I'm Carol. It's Thursday, October 15th,
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  2026. Let's get you caught up. We start with
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  a look at several arrests reported by the Sacramento
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  police. In North Sacramento, officers responded
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  to the 2400 block of Manning Street just before
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  noon for reports of a stolen vehicle. According
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  to police, the victim was able to locate the
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  vehicle and responding officers safely detained
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  a suspect. That person was later booked on related
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  charges. Later that evening in East Sacramento,
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  officers contacted a person near Stockton Boulevard
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  and El Parejo Avenue during a probation search.
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  Police say officers discovered an illegally possessed
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  firearm. The suspect was arrested and booked
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  on related charges. And in South Sacramento,
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  a traffic stop involving a bicycle turned into
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  a brief pursuit. A person near Mack Road and
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  Somerdale Drive shortly before 10 .30 Tuesday
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  night. But the bicyclist failed to yield and
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  rode away. The rider eventually surrendered and
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  was safely detained. The police say the suspect
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  had outstanding warrants and was booked on those
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  warrants as well as additional charges. Now to
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  your forecast for today. It's going to be sunny
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  and noticeably warmer today with a high near
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  87 degrees and calm winds. Tonight stays clear
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  with temperatures dropping to around 55. Today's
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  suddenly sounds an emergency alert today, don't
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  panic. Sacramento County is conducting a test.
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  The county's Office of Emergency Services will
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  test the Sacramento alert system today, today,
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  October 15th, to make sure that residents can
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  receive critical information during an actual
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  emergency. The test coincides with the Great
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  California Shakeout, the annual earthquake preparedness
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  exercise held across the state. If you're already
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  registered for Sacramento Alert, you should receive
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  a text notification. County officials are encouraging
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  residents to check their contact information
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  and make sure everything is up to date. Sacramento
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  Alert is used for time -sensitive information
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  involving emergencies such as wildfires, flooding,
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  severe weather, evacuation, road closures, and
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  missing persons. Residents can also customize
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  alerts for location around Sacramento. county
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  where they live or work. After today's test,
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  recipients will have an opportunity to complete
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  a short survey. The county says the feedback
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  can help improve future emergency messages, including
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  their clarity, language, and translation. If
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  you haven't signed up yet, you can still register
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  through Sacramento County's Sacramento Alert
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  System. You're tuned into the Sacramento Brief,
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  The link is in today's show notes. And now, back
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  to The Brief. Now, if you're looking for something
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  to get into tonight, there's a few options. At
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  the Crocker Art Museum, Gladys Goes to the Movies
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  continues with the 1944 comedy classic, Arsenic
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  and Old Lace. The evening begins with a Popeye
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  cartoon before the feature film. Connecting the
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  screening to artist Gladys Nilsson's love of
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  whimsical comedy and animation. Showtime is at
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  6 .30 p .m. Tickets are $8 for Crocker members
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  and $16 for general admission. Or head over to
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  Old Sacramento Waterfront for Third Thursdays.
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  From 4 to 8 p .m., participating small businesses
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  will open their doors for live demonstrations,
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  artist activations, and other special experiences
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  throughout the district. Third Thursdays is free
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  to attend. And stick around after dark because
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  Movies Under the Stars is also happening at the
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  Waterfront tonight. Tonight's movie, the Halloween
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  favorite, Hocus Pocus. Part of Old Sacramento's
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  October Outdoors movie series, the spooky season
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  activities continue throughout the month with
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  themed drinks, hay rides, and additional Halloween
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  events around the waterfront. That's all for
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  today's Sacramento Brief. You'll find the links
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  to today's events in the show notes. I'm Carol.
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  Thank you for trusting me with your morning.
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  Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see you tomorrow.