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The Sacramento Brief April 1, 2026. - Elk Grove Hidden Camera Arrest, Broadway Safety Plans, Rain Returns · 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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  April 1st, 2026. Let's get to it. The Elk Grove
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  Police Department has arrested a suspect in connection
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  to hidden cameras discovered inside women's restrooms
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  at multiple Elk Grove parks. The investigation
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  began March 5th after cameras were found in Elk
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  Grove Regional Park and Jan Rau Park, one by
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  a park employee and another by a community member.
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  Using surveillance footage and license plate
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  reader technology, investigators identified 37
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  -year -old William Raasch of Sacramento as the
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  suspect. Detectives say Raasch placed cameras
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  in at least four parks and in some cases altered
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  his appearance to resemble a woman to avoid detection.
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  He was arrested on March 26 and faces multiple
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  felony charges, including illegal recording and
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  eavesdropping. Police believe there may be additional
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  victims and are asking anyone with information
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  to come forward. And Sacramento police arrested
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  two suspects following a foot pursuit in the
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  7000 block of Land Park Drive. Officers responded
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  to reports of individual removing tires from
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  a vehicle. When contacted, both suspects fled
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  on foot but were quickly detained and arrested.
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  In City Watch. A community workshop is set for
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  April 9th to gather input on major safety improvements
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  along Broadway in Oak Park. The meeting runs
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  from 5 .30 to 7 p .m. at American Legion High
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  School. Projects include lane reductions, protected
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  bike lanes, pedestrian upgrades, and traffic
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  calming measures, all as part of the city's Vision
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  Zero initiative to reduce serious crashes. In
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  weather, today rain moves in late morning, mainly
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  between 11 a .m. and 2 p .m. with a high near
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  64. Winds could gust up to 20 miles per hour.
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  Tonight, steady rain continues with a low around
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  46. In events, today from 1 to 3 p .m., volunteers
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  are gathering at the Guy West Bridge for a free
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  American River cleanup. Gloves and bags are provided
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  and you can drop in anytime. Your help is definitely
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  needed. And tomorrow night, the Sacramento Comedy
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  Spot hosts The Sack Buzz and The Space Between.
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  Doors open at 745. Show starts at 8 p .m. It's
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  a fast -paced improv night turning headlines
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  into comedy. That's all for today's Sacramento
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  Brief. You'll find the links to today's events
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  in the 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 tomorrow.