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The Sacramento Brief June 1, 2026 - Officer Injured in Downtown Pursuit | County Unveils $8.9 Billion Budget Plan | Two Firearm Arrests Overnight · The Sacramento Brief

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  This is the Sacramento Brief, your weekday roundup
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  of overnight headlines and what's ahead across
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  the city. I'm Carol. It's Monday, June 1st, 2026.
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  Let's get you caught up. A Sacramento police
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  officer is recovering after being injured during
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  a pursuit Saturday evening in downtown Sacramento.
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  According to police officers, they attempted
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  to stop a vehicle without a license plate near
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  North 11th and North D Streets around 6 .30 p
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  .m. As officers contacted the driver, they observed
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  narcotic paraphernalia in the vehicle. Police
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  say the driver fled the scene, leading officers
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  on a pursuit through downtown. The chase ended
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  near 12th and C Streets when the suspect's vehicle
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  collided with a patrol car. The suspect, identified
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  as 44 -year -old Michael Littlejohn, was arrested
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  and booked into jail on charges including possession
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  of narcotic paraphernalia, pursuit causing injury,
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  and assault with a weapon against a police officer.
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  The officer sustained minor injuries and was
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  released from the hospital late Saturday night.
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  Meanwhile in Sacramento, police made two separate
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  arrests. firearms arrest during an overnight
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  enforcement activity Sunday morning. In the first
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  incident, officers contacted suspect suspicious.
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  Vehicle occupied at the 1100 block of Front Street
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  shortly after 1 .20 a .m. During the search of
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  the vehicle, officers located illegally possessed
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  loaded firearm. The suspect was arrested on related
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  charges. And in a separate case, officers conducted
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  a traffic stop near eastbound Highway 50 near
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  northbound Highway 99 shortly after midnight.
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  Observing a vehicle traveling at a high rate
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  of speed, officers discovered an open container
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  of alcohol. and later located an illegally possessed
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  firearm during the vehicle search. The driver
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  was arrested. In City Watch, Sacramento County
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  has released its recommended budget for fiscal
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  year 2026 -2027 with public hearings scheduled
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  to begin on June 10th. The proposed spending
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  plan totals $8 .9 billion. a decrease of roughly
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  2 .8 % compared to the current fiscal year. County
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  officials say they entered the budget process
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  facing a projected $101 million deficit. To address
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  the shortfall, departments identified approximately
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  $57 million in reductions, including the elimination
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  of nearly 195 positions countywide. primarily
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  through vacant positions and attrition. Among
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  the largest reductions are proposed cuts affecting
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  the Sheriff's Office, Health Services, Child
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  and Family and Adult Services, Human Assistance,
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  and the District Attorney's Office. At the same
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  time, the county is proposing a significant investment
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  in correctional health care, services for medically
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  indigent residents, homelessness programs, and
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  modernization of county technology systems. The
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  budget hearing begins June 10th at the County
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  Administration Building and will be available
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  both in person and online. You're tuned into
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  the Sacramento Brief, your daily Sacramento update.
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  Listen anytime on Spotify, YouTube podcasts,
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  or your smart speaker. Just ask for the Sacramento
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  Brief. And now, back to the Brief. For today's
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  weather, it will be sunny and warm with a high
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  near 93 degrees. Winds remain light throughout
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  the day. Tonight, expect partly cloudy skies
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  with an overnight low around 59 degrees. Tea
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  and Tales. A grown -up read -aloud returns tonight
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  at A Seat at the Table Books in Elk Grove at
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  7 p .m. It's a community gathering featuring
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  tea, storytelling, coloring, crafts, and a relaxing
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  read -aloud experience designed specifically
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  for adults. Organizers say the event celebrates
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  the tradition of oral storytelling while creating
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  opportunity for connection and community. And
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  for fans of fitness and reality TV, Pilates X
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  Love Island combines a 45 -minute Pilates class
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  with pizza, cocktails, mocktails, and a viewing
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  party for the season premiere of Love Island.
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  Participants are encouraged to wear bright summer
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  workout attire. and make it a full girls' night
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  out. That happens tomorrow, 4 p .m., 1020 K Street
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  in downtown Sacramento. That's all for today's
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  Sacramento Brief. You'll find the links to today's
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  events in the show notes. I'm Carol. Thank you
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  for trusting me with your morning. Be safe, stay
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  sharp, and I'll see you tomorrow.