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The Sacramento Brief May 8, 2026 - Stolen Vehicle Recovery, Weekend Warm-Up & A Major Call for Volunteers · 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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  May 8th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. Two people
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  are behind bars after Sacramento County Sheriff's
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  deputies recovered a stolen vehicle during early
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  morning patrol in North Sacramento. Deputies
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  say they located 45 -year -old Marcus Wandick
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  and 36 -year -old Derwin Mulwee walking away from
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  a stolen car around 3 a .m. Investigators say
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  Mulwee attempted to hide a backpack containing
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  a loaded .38 special handgun and narcotics paraphernalia.
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  Deputies also confirmed his convicted felon prohibited
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  from possessing firearms. Wandick was allegedly
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  driving the stolen vehicle and was also found
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  to have a felony no -bail warrant tied to vehicle
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  theft. Both suspects were booked into the Sacramento
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  County Main Jail on related charges. The victim
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  later arrived at the scene and was able to recover
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  their vehicle. In other news, a pedestrian was
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  killed Thursday night in South Sacramento following
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  a crash near Judette Avenue and Power Inn Road.
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  According to the California Highway Patrol, officers
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  say the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
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  The driver remained on scene and is cooperating
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  with investigators. CHP says it's still unclear
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  whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the
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  crash, which remains under investigation. In
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  City Watch. One local youth leader is calling
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  on the community to step up for a major service
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  project happening next weekend in Citrus Heights.
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  District 1 Commissioner Julianne Hill is working
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  to rally at least 50 volunteers for the Big Day
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  of Service tree planting project at Woodside
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  School on Saturday, May 16th. Volunteers will
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  help plant 13 new trees around the campus, creating
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  more shade, greener spaces, and a lasting impact
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  for local students and families. Organizers say
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  community participation is critical, and this
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  project is part of a larger regional effort to
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  bring more than 1 ,000 volunteers across Sacramento
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  County. The morning begins with a kickoff rally
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  before teams head to project sites around the
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  region. If you've been looking for a hands -on
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  way to give back locally, this is the moment
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  where showing up truly matters. So go ahead and
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  click the link in today's show notes and sign
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  up for this very important opportunity. At 12
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  years old, Commissioner Hill is the youngest
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  commission member on the Sacramento County Youth
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  Commission Board, and she says that she is counting
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  on your support to make this event a success.
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  You're tuned in to the Sacramento Brief, your
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  daily Sacramento update. Listen anytime on Spotify,
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  YouTube podcasts, or your smart speaker. Just
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  ask for the Sacramento Brief. And now, back to
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  the Brief. We are heading into a warm and sunny
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  Mother's Day weekend across the Sacramento region.
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  Today brings partly sunny skies early, then clearing
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  with a high around 84. Saturday climbs to around
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  89 with sunshine and light winds. And Sunday,
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  Mother's Day, looks beautiful with sunny skies
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  and highs near 60 degrees. So it'll be a great
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  day to go out on the patio or have brunch with
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  mom. In events. Tonight, the Sacramento Community
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  Center hosts Lotus Roots, an AAPI youth night
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  market happening at the Mack Road Valley High
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  Community Center from 5 to 8 p .m. This free
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  event celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander
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  heritage with food, vendors, youth resources,
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  and community connections for young people and
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  families. And tomorrow, Soil Born Farms in Rancho
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  Cordova host Yoga on the Farms, an outdoor all
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  -level yoga session beginning at 8 .30 a .m.
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  at the American River Ranch. Guests are encouraged
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  to bring their own mat and water bottle. That's
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  all for today's Sacramento Brief. You'll find
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  the links for 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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  Monday.