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The Sacramento Brief, Thursday, June 25, 2026 | One-Year Anniversary | North Highlands Standoff Conviction | Sheriff’s Drone Disarms Suspect · 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 Thursday,
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  June 25th, 2026. Before we get started, I just
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  wanted to take a moment and say thank you. Today
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  marks the one year anniversary of the Sacramento
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  Brief and the close of season one. What started
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  as a simple way to keep our community informed
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  has grown beyond anything I could have ever imagined.
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  Today, the Sacramento Brief has been downloaded
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  in 15 countries around the world. Whether you're
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  listening here in the Sacramento region or halfway
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  around the globe, thank you for making me a part
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  of your morning. Your support, your encouragement,
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  and simply pressing play each day have made the
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  first year possible. Here's to an incredible
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  first year and an even bigger season two. Now,
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  let's get you caught up. A Sacramento County
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  jury has convicted Daniel Murphy in three counts
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  of assault with a firearm and peace officers
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  following a six -hour standoff in North Highlands
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  back in March of 2023. Deputies responded to
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  reports of gunfire from Murphy's apartment, where
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  he repeatedly ignored commands to surrender and
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  instead fired at law enforcement officers at
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  least 24 times. Bullets struck both patrol vehicles
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  as well as an armored rescue vehicle, but remarkably,
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  no deputies or nearby residents were injured.
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  Murphy eventually surrendered after deputies
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  deployed tear gas and a canine. He now faces
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  up to 44 years and eight months in state prison.
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  Sentencing is scheduled for July 27th. And in
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  another remarkable law enforcement story, Sacramento
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  County Sheriff's Office showcased new technology
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  that helps safely end a dangerous standoff involving
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  a wanted parolee. Deputies used a drone to locate
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  the suspect unconscious inside a garage while
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  still holding a knife. By attaching a powerful
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  magnet beneath the drone, they were able to safely
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  remove the knife from his hand before deputies
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  entered the building. And what sheriff's office
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  say is believed to be the first successful use
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  of a drone to disarm a suspect in the nation.
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  The operation also featured the sheriff's new
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  robotic canine platform named Buster, which helped
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  clear obstacles and improve access for deputies.
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  The suspect was eventually taken into custody,
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  treated at the hospital, and booked into the
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  Sacramento County Main Jail. In City Watch, with
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  Fourth of July approaching, the Sacramento Fire
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  Department is reminding residents that illegal
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  fireworks can come with fines of up to $10 ,000.
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  The city says illegal fireworks continue to cause
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  fires, injuries, and place unnecessary strain
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  on emergency responders during the hottest part
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  of the year. Property owners can also be held
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  responsible if illegal fireworks are used on
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  their property unless they immediately take steps
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  to stop the activity and contact law enforcement.
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  Residents can report illegal fireworks by calling
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  the Sacramento Fire's non -emergency line. or
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  by using the 311 app. You're tuned in to the
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  Sacramento Brief, your daily Sacramento update.
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  Listen anytime on Spotify, YouTube podcasts,
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  or your smart speaker. Just ask for the Sacramento
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  Brief. And now, back to the Brief. Today's weather
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  will be sunny with a high near 88 degrees. Tonight,
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  expect partly cloudy skies with a low around
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  59. Southwest winds may gust up to 20 miles per
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  hour. For events tonight from 7 to 9 p .m., Resonant
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  Threads returns to Sigma Rare Plants at 1101
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  T Street with an intimate evening of live jazz
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  and improvisation featuring Andrew Mendoza, Cindy
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  Huang, and Chet Chwalik. Tickets are $10 online
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  or $15 at the door. Also tonight, Tandem Coffee
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  and Wines at 3100 Folsom Boulevard hosts its
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  monthly book club. That'll be from 6 to 8 p .m.
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  This month's featured book is Homebound by Portia
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  Elan. Admission is free with RSVP. Special drink
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  offerings will be available for attendees. That's
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  your Sacramento Brief for Thursday, June 25th.
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  Thank you for spending a part of your morning
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  with me, and thank you for an unforgettable first
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  year. That's all for today's Sacramento Brief.
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  You'll find the links to today's events in the
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  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.