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The Sacramento Brief Thursday, August 20, 2026 | Armed Carjacking Arrest, Free Business Training & Friday Night in Sacramento · The Sacramento Brief

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  I'm Carol. It's Thursday, August 20th, 2026.
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  Let's get you caught up. Sacramento police made
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  two arrests Tuesday in separate cases involving
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  stolen vehicles. Just before 9 .50 Tuesday morning,
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  officers responded to the 8100 block of Timber
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  Lake Way after reports of an armed carjacking.
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  Police said the suspect had already fled before
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  officers arrived. Investigators with Sacramento
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  Police Real -Time Information Center used the
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  city's public safety camera network to help identify
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  the suspect. Later that day, another law enforcement
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  agency located both the suspect and the stolen
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  vehicle. Police said the suspect is a convicted
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  felon who was on parole. He was arrested and
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  booked on numerous related charges. Then Tuesday
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  evening, Sacramento officers located another
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  stolen vehicle near West El Camino Avenue and
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  Northgate Boulevard. The suspect was safely detained
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  and arrested on related charges. Turning to your
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  Thursday forecast, we're warming up a bit today.
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  Expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 94.
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  Winds will start out southeast at 5 to 7 miles
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  per hour before shifting southwest this afternoon.
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  Tonight's skies turn partly cloudy with a low
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  around 62. You're tuned in to the Sacramento
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  Brief, your daily Sacramento update. Listen anytime
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  on Spotify, YouTube podcasts, or your smart speaker.
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  Just ask for the Sacramento Brief. And now, back
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  to the Brief. Sacramento County is offering free
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  training to help local businesses safely manage
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  hazardous waste material and stay in compliance
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  with environmental regulations. The county's
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  Environmental Management Department offers about
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  16 in -person classes each year during the spring
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  and fall. Topics include hazardous waste material,
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  hazardous waste management, hazardous materials,
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  business plan, underground storage tanks, spill
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  prevention, and some of the most common compliance
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  violations. The courses are free, but registration
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  is required and space is limited. Classes are
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  held at the Environmental Management Department
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  office on White Rock Road in Rancho Cordova.
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  The program is funded through 2027. Sacramento
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  County... Its Environmental Protection Division
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  regulates more than 5 ,000 hazardous material
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  facilities and works with local fire agencies
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  to respond to nearly 650 hazardous material incidents
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  each year. Businesses can find registration information
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  through Sac County's website. And looking ahead
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  to Friday night, there are a couple of options
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  for you to get out around town. First, Bigger
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  Than Me. The Hakeem Jabal Croom Story premieres
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  Friday at the Guild Theater. The documentary
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  follows Croom's journey from Harlem to Virginia
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  and eventually California and explores resilience,
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  identity, and overcoming adversity. Doors open
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  at 5 p .m. with a meet and greet followed by
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  a pre -screening interview and documentary presentation.
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  The Guild Theater at 2828 35th Street in Sacramento.
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  And if you're looking for laughs Friday night,
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  the Corner House Comedy returns with its monthly
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  stand -up showcase. This month's headliner is
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  Los Angeles -based comedian Irene Tu, whose first
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  comedy album debuted at number one on iTunes
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  comedy charts. She's appeared on After Midnight,
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  Comedy Central, and Netflix -related comedy showcases.
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  And is open for comedians including Tyler Tomlinson,
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  Ronnie Chang, and Patton Oswalt. The line also
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  features Luke Arbranches, Oliver Graves, Jon
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  Lehr, Aurora Singh, and Kendrick Williams. Doors
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  open at 7 and the show starts at 7 .30. That's
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  at 3663rd Street in Sacramento. 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.