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The Sacramento Brief Friday July 3, 2026 -Holiday Weekend Safety, A Major Conviction & Sacramento Even · 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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  July 3rd, 2026. Welcome to season two of the
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  Sacramento Brief. Let's get you caught up. A
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  Sacramento man is facing a possible life sentence
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  after being convicted of sexually assaulting
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  two young girls. The Sacramento County District
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  Attorney's Office announced that Deshaun Pogue
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  was convicted by a jury on June 29th of 13 counts
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  of sexual assault charges. Prosecutors say assault
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  happened between 2018 and 2019. when the victims
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  were just 7 and 8 years old. The jury found true
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  multiple victim enhancements, along with aggravating
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  factors involving vulnerable victims, and Pogue
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  being in a position of trust. Pogue faces a maximum
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  possible sentence of 295 years to life in prison.
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  Sentencing is scheduled for August 7th. Sacramento
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  Police Department recently conducted a traffic
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  safety operation focused on violations that put
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  bicyclists and pedestrians at risk. Officers
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  targeted dangerous driving behaviors including
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  speeding, illegal turns, failing to yield, failing
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  to stop at signs and signals. Sacramento Police
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  Sergeant Anna Mahoney reminds drivers that not
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  everyone travels by car and that bicyclists and
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  pedestrians have the same rights to the roads.
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  but face greater risk. Police reminding drivers
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  to slow down, watch for pedestrians, avoid blocking
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  crosswalks, and never drive impaired. Pedestrians
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  are encouraged to stay visible, use sidewalks
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  when possible, and pay attention to approaching
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  vehicles. And bicyclists are reminded to follow
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  traffic safety laws, use proper lighting, ride
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  with traffic, yield to pedestrians. Funding for
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  the program is provided through a grant from
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  the California Office of Traffic Safety. And
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  City Watch. Sacramento residents have an opportunity
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  to weigh in on the police department's annual
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  military equipment use policy. The department
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  is collecting public feedback through an online
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  survey available in multiple languages. The policy
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  required under California Assembly Bill 481 outlines
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  all how... outlines how law enforcement agencies
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  report and receive approval for use for equipment
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  classified as military equipment under state
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  law. A community meeting will be held Wednesday,
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  July 29th from 6 to 8 p .m. at the Oak Park Community
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  Center on Martin Luther King Boulevard. The meeting
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  will include a presentation from the Sacramento
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  Police and community members are invited to ask
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  questions and provide feedback. Food will be
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  provided and families are welcome. For today's
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  weather, your holiday weekend forecast is looking
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  bright. Today will be sunny with a high near
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  91 degrees. Light southwest winds, breezes this
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  afternoon. Tonight will be clear with temperatures
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  dropping to around 58. For Independence Day,
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  more sunshine and a high around 92. In the evening,
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  it will be partly cloudy with lows in the upper
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  50s. And Sunday rounds out the weekend, mostly
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  sunny with a high near 89 degrees. For events,
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  if you're looking for something in Sacramento
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  this weekend, tonight, Warehouse Artist Lofts
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  on R Street hosts a rooftop sunset concert featuring
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  local songwriter Nat Letkoff. The performance
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  runs from 8 to 9 .30 p .m. as part of First Friday's
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  Open Studios. And on Saturday, A City at the
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  Table Books in Elk Grove hosts a screening and
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  panel discussion for librarians. This event runs
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  from 4 to 7 p .m. and includes community conversations
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  about free speech followed by a documentary screening.
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  And on Sunday, Old School Entertainment hosts
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  the Denim and R &B Day Party at our place in
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  downtown Sacramento. The event runs from 4 to
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  10 p .m. with music, food available for purchase,
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  and guests are encouraged to come dressed in
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  denim. 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. Have
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  a safe Fourth of July weekend, Sacramento, and
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  I'll see you on Monday.