Police, downtown partnership announce Old Sacramento traffic limits after recent stabbings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Days after five people were stabbed—some of them seriously injured— over the weekend in Old Sacramento, the city’s police department and the Downtown Sacramento Partnership announced on Thursday road closures for certain hours of the night.
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“In an effort to address ongoing public safety and traffic concerns in the Old Sacramento Waterfront, the Sacramento Police Department, in partnership with the Downtown Sacramento Partnership (DSP), has developed a Traffic Management Plan (TMP) to improve safety and enhance the overall experience for residents, visitors, and businesses,” a statement shared by the police department read.
Officers went to Front and K Streets just after 3 a.m. on Saturday for reports of an assault with a weapon, police said. There, they found three men, each with at least one stab wound.
Two additional men arrived at a hospital with stab wounds police said are related to the attack.
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In response, the police department and downtown partnership said beginning this weekend, there will be traffic changes that impact areas vehicles can access.
The Old Sacramento Parking Garage and Tower Bridge Garage will remain open and fully accessible, but “from 10 p.m. through the evening” from Fridays through Sundays, certain areas will be accessible for pedestrians only.
The police department’s news release said vehicle access beyond 2nd Street into Old Sacramento will be restricted.
“Pedestrians will still be able to access open businesses; and vehicles parked within the TMP will be able to leave,” the release read.
According to the release, the entirety of Old Sacramento west of 2nd Street will be for pedestrians only during the new hours. From I Street to L Street, vehicles will be restricted.
“Old Sacramento Waterfront requires immediate city-backed tactics to prevent future incidents to the best of everyone’s ability,” says Michael Ault, Executive Director of Downtown Sacramento Partnership, in a separate release from the downtown partnership. “Cities all over the country are facing similar safety challenges, but there are also districts that are successfully mitigating and managing them with creative solutions.
Details were not released on how long these updated pedestrian zones will last.
Arrested in connection are Ezekiel Griffis and Robert Richwine. A third person was also taken into custody, but because that third person is a minor, officials will not release an identity.
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