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The Sacramento Brief Friday, August 14, 2026 | A Deadly Jewelry Heist, E-Bike Rules & a Packed Sacramento Weekend · 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 Friday,
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  August 14th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. Nearly
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  four months after an attempted jewelry store
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  robbery that left a 72 -year -old man dead, Sacramento
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  County Sheriff's detectives say they've made
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  two arrests. The attempted robbery happened back
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  in April at a jewelry store in the 7400 block
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  of Stockton Boulevard. Investigators say a group
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  of suspects arrived in six recently stolen vehicles,
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  including one used to ram the business. But the
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  suspects encountered an armed private security
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  guard and fled the scene. During the attempted
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  robbery, a 72 -year -old man was struck by the
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  vehicle used to ram the store. He suffered life
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  -threatening injuries and died 10 days later.
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  Investigators say automated license plate readers
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  helped them break the case. According to the
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  sheriff's office, information collected by the
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  readers allowed detectives to track the vehicles
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  associated with the suspects and connect evidence.
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  Working with law enforcement agencies throughout
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  the Bay Area, detectives identified 24 -year
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  -old Alfredo Colmenero-Martinez of Oakland as
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  the alleged driver of the vehicle that struck
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  the vehicle. Victim investigators also identified
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  35 year old Jarred Frazier of Stockton as the
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  person they say planned and coordinated the attempted
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  robbery. The Sacramento County district attorney's
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  office issued arrest warrants. And on Wednesday,
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  detectives arrested Colmenero-Martinez in Tracy
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  and Frazier in Concord. Search warrants were
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  also served at four locations with the help of
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  Oakland police. Both men were booked. Sacramento
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  County Main Jail and are ineligible for bail.
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  Now, stepping outside. If you have weekend plans,
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  Mother Nature appears to be cooperating. Today
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  will be sunny with a high near 83 degrees and
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  southwest winds around 5 to 7 miles per hour.
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  Tonight, clear skies with a low around 57. Saturday
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  warms up slightly to about 85 degrees with mostly
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  clear skies. Saturday night and Sunday, mostly
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  clear with warmer still temperatures of a high
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  about 88 degrees. And whether you're heading
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  your daily Sacramento update. Listen anytime
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  Just ask for the Sacramento Brief. And now, back
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  to the Brief. And now to City Watch. And with
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  kids heading back to school, Sacramento County
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  has a reminder for families whose kids get around
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  on e -bikes. First, not every electric two -wheeler
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  is legally an e -bike. California recognizes
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  three classes. Class 1 provides assistance while...
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  You're pedaling and tops out at 20 miles per
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  hour. Class two can use a throttle without pedaling,
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  but it also tops out at 20 miles per hour. Class
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  three assist while pedaling up to 28 miles per
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  hour. But riders must be at least 16. And class
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  three e -bikes are not allowed on Sacramento
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  County Regional. park trails, including the American
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  River and Dry Creek Pathways. Here's an easy
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  rule for parents. If it doesn't have fully operable
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  pedals, it's not an e -bike. Those e -motorcycles
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  you may see look a little more like small dirt
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  bikes, have a different licensing and registration
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  requirements, and are not permitted on parkway
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  trails. For riders who are allowed on the American
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  River Parkway, remember, trail speed limit is
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  15 miles per hour. So even if your bike can go
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  faster, you've got to stop it at 15 miles per
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  hour. Always pass on the left. Give people a
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  verbal warning before passing. Ride single file
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  and pull completely off the pathway when you're
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  stopped. And anyone under 18 is required by California
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  law to wear a properly fitted helmet on public
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  roadways, bikeways. public bicycle paths and
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  trails and events. Finally, it's the weekend.
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  So let's find you something to do. The 15th Annual
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  Banana Festival takes over William Land Park
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  Saturday and Sunday. It's a family -friendly,
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  multicultural celebration of countries and cultures
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  where bananas grow. Running from 10 a .m. to
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  7 p .m. on Saturday and 10 a .m. to 5 .30 p .m.
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  on Sunday. And Saturday evening, you can dress
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  up at SF Black MBA. all -white soiree at MIX
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  Downtown. The event brings together professionals,
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  entrepreneurs, and community leaders for networking,
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  food, drink, music, and entertainment. It runs
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  from 5 to 9 p .m. And yes, the all -white attire
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  is strongly encouraged. Then Sunday, you can
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  experience a little bit of the world without
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  leaving Sacramento. The Sacramento Cultural Expo
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  is happening at Leone Equestrian Center. This
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  is from 11 a .m. to 7 p .m. Expect international
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  food, live music, dance, art, vendors, and family
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  -friendly activities celebrating cultural from
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  around the world. So whether you're looking for
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  bananas, business connections, or a trip around
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  the world, Sacramento has something for you this
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  weekend. That's all for today's Sacramento Brief.
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  You'll find the links for 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 Monday.