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The Sacramento Brief April 6, 2026. -Weapons Bust, Free Dog Adoptions, Tax Help Deadline Approaches · 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 Monday,
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  April 6, 2026. Let's get you caught up. A suspicious
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  traffic stop in Sacramento quickly turned into
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  a major weapons and drug bust. According to Sacramento
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  County Sheriff's Office, deputies attempted to
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  pull over a vehicle, but say the driver delayed
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  stopping and then tried to run once inside an
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  apartment complex. While being detained, the
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  driver reportedly tossed his keys to a woman
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  believed to be his girlfriend and told her to
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  run. A search of the vehicle uncovered a loaded
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  handgun, multiple loaded magazines, a large quantity
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  of marijuana products. But it didn't stop there.
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  A follow -up search warrant at the suspect's
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  residence led to the discovery of multiple rifles,
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  including a short barrel rifle, along with seven
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  additional handguns, two of them modified with
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  fully automatic switches. Authorities say two
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  of those firearms were also stolen. Investigators
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  recovered additional marijuana products, psilocybin
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  mushrooms, and more than $24 ,000 in cash. In
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  City Watch, the Front Street Animal Shelter is
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  at critical capacity and needs your help. Through
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  Sunday, April 12th, all dog adoptions are fully
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  officially waived. The shelter says they're taking
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  in multiple strays and lost dogs daily, and this
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  push is about creating space while giving these
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  animals a second chance. Every adopted dog will
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  go home spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped.
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  Walk -in adoptions are open daily from noon to
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  5 p .m. at the Front Street Shelter. And yes,
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  this includes dogs currently in foster care.
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  In weather, today will be sunny and warm, with
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  a high near 84, light winds picking up slightly
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  into the afternoon. Tonight is mostly clear,
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  with a low around 48. In events, if you have
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  not filed your taxes yet, this is your window.
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  The United Way's free tax prep program is available
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  through April 15th for households earning under
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  $68 ,000. You can get help filing for free with
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  trained volunteers helping you maximize your
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  credits like the earned income tax credit. Appointments
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  are available both in person and virtually across
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  the Sacramento region. And if you're looking
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  for something a little different this week, a
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  live lecture experience is coming to East Sacramento.
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  Michelle Fulner, host of the Golden State Naturalist
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  podcast, is hosting an interactive talk called
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  Throwing Shade that breaks down Sacramento's
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  ecosystem like a high school social scene, complete
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  with rivalries, overachievers, and invasive bullies.
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  It all happens tomorrow at the Garden at the
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  Line with doors opening at 6 p .m. Lecture starts
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  at 7. Now, this is a 21 and over event. There
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  will be food, drinks available, and a full Q
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  &A afterwards. That's all for today's Sacramento
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  Brief. You'll find the links to today's events
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  in the show notes. I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting
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  me with your morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and
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  I'll see you tomorrow.