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The Sacramento Brief Wednesday August 26, 2026 | SWAT Standoff Shuts Down Oak Park Street · 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 Wednesday,
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  August 26, 2026. Let's get you caught up. We
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  begin this morning in Oak Park, where a police
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  standoff on 44th Street has ended safely. Sacramento
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  police responded to the 3500 block of 44th Street
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  for a disturbance involving a suspect who was
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  believed to be possibly have a firearm inside
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  a residence. Crisis negotiators and SWAT were
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  called to the scene as officers worked to get
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  the suspect to surrender peacefully. Police said
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  there were additional people inside the home,
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  but the situation did not appear to be a hostage
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  situation. Police later announced that the suspect
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  had been detained shortly after midnight and
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  streets have now reopened. And once again, Sacramento
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  is heating up. Today will be sunny and hot with
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  a high near 98 degrees. Winds will start calm
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  before becoming west -southwest at 6 mph this
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  afternoon. Tonight stays mostly clear with a
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  In City Watch. If you work in Sacramento's hospitality
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  or nightlife industry, the city is offering a
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  free training tomorrow that could help you save
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  a life. Sacramento's Office of Nighttime Economy
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  and Sacramento County Opioid Coalition are hosting
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  a free Naloxone training that will be tomorrow
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  from 3 to 4 p .m. at 300 Richards Boulevard.
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  Participants will learn. how to recognize an
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  opioid overdose, respond to an emergency, and
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  administer NarCan, the brand -name version of
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  naloxone that can rapidly reverse an opioid overdose.
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  The training will also introduce BarCan, a program
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  designed to help bar and entertainment venues
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  prevent and respond to overdoses. Everyone who
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  participates will receive a free Narcan kit,
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  CPR face mask, and additional overdose response
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  resources. Parking is free, but RSVP is required.
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  You can find contact information in today's show
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  notes. And the training comes ahead of the International
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  Overdose Awareness Day on August 31st. And for
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  something considerably lighter today, Bravo fans,
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  tonight is your night. Jonecks Wine Lounge on J
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  Street hosts Bravo Wednesdays from 5 to 8 p .m.
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  with different shows airing each hour at 5 o
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  'clock, 6 and 7. There is no admission charge
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  and the lounge offers more than 50 wines by the
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  glass. The weekly Bravo lineup rotates, so check
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  with Joneck social media before heading out.
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  And if you'd rather do something a little good
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  today. The Center for Fathers and Families begins
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  its school supply drive at 920 Del Paso Boulevard.
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  They're collecting backpacks, notebooks, pencils,
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  pens, markers, crayons, folders, binders, and
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  gift cards for Sacramento area students and families.
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  Donations will be accepted today through Friday,
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  10 a .m. to 5 p .m. Even one backpack or one
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  package of school supplies can help get a student
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  into the classroom ready for the year ahead.
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  I'm Carol. Have a great day, Sacramento. That's
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  all for today's Sacramento Brief. You'll find
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  the links to today's events in the show notes.
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  I'm Carol. Thank you for trusting me with your
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  morning. Be safe, stay sharp, and I'll see you
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  tomorrow.