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The Sacramento Brief Tuesday August 25, 2026 | A Stolen Car Chase, Shots Fired & Sacramento’s $175 Toilet Rebate · 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 Tuesday,
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  August 25th, 2026. Let's get you caught up. We
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  begin with two incidents from Sacramento Police
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  reported Monday. In North Sacramento, officers
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  say a suspected vehicle break -in turned into
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  a pursuit early Monday morning just before 1
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  .45 a .m. near Grand Avenue and Dry Creek Road.
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  Officers responded what appeared to be someone
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  breaking into a vehicle. Police say the suspect
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  took off in another vehicle, which was later
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  confirmed to be stolen. Officers began a pursuit.
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  Police say the suspect eventually abandoned the
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  vehicle, ran, and tried to hide before officers
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  found him and took him into custody. Meanwhile,
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  in South Sacramento, police are investigating
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  gunfire reports just after midnight. Officers
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  responded to the 4800 block of Martin Luther
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  King Jr. Boulevard around 12 .06 a .m. after
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  reports of shots fired. Police found evidence
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  of shooting had occurred, but no victims or property
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  damage were reported. Now to your Sacramento
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  weather where another warm August day is on tap.
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  Today will be mostly sunny with a high near 94
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  degrees and light southwest winds around 3 to
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  5 miles per hour. Tonight expect partly cloudy
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  skies with an overnight low around 62. Today's
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  from your morning cup to your water bill. Sacramento
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  is making it easier for more residents to get
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  some money back when replacing an older toilet.
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  The City of Sacramento's City Department of Utilities
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  has expanded its residential toilet rebate program.
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  Customers can now receive up to $50 for replacing
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  a qualifying toilet manufactured between 1992
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  and 2013 that used 1 .6. gallons per flush. Previously
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  the residential rebate was limited to qualifying
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  toilets made before 1992. If you have a qualifying
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  toilet manufactured before 1992 that uses 3 .5
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  gallons per flush or more the rebate can still
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  be as much as $175. There are a couple of requirements
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  The replacement must be a qualifying ultra -high
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  efficiency model using no more than 1 .1 gallons
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  per flush, and you'll need city approval before
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  removing your existing toilet. The program is
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  available to eligible single -family and multifamily
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  properties receiving City of Sacramento Water
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  Service. Before we get into today's event, A
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  quick note, quick personal note for me. If you
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  listen to the Sacramento Brief regularly, you
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  know I usually don't make the story about myself.
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  After an accident affected my ability to work
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  full -time and put me in a difficult financial
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  position, I had to do something that does not
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  particularly come easy to me, and that's ask
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  for help. I started a GoFundMe to help me catch
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  up and get back on solid ground. If this show
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  has ever informed you, helped you start your
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  day, or made Sacramento feel a little more connected,
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  I'd be incredibly grateful if you consider supporting
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  me, even if that simply means sharing the link.
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  You'll find it in today's show notes. Thank you,
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  truly. Now, let's get back to Sacramento and
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  something a little lighter. If your perfect Tuesday
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  night involves books, snacks, and a little conversation,
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  East Village Bookshop is hosting its August Book
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  Club tonight in Midtown. The group meets from
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  7 to 8 .30 at the shop at 2500 J Street. This
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  month's selection is Lost and Found by Tarah DeWitt.
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  The event is open to adults 18 and older and
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  guests are welcome to bring their own snacks
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  and drinks. Doors open at 6 .50 p .m. 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.