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Local businesses, officials help give Citrus Heights homeowner a second chance

When building inspectors and code enforcement visited longtime Citrus Heights resident Michael Mitchel’s deteriorating home earlier this year and declared it hazardous and unsafe to occupy, Mitchel packed his bags and temporarily moved out — not knowing how he’d be able to make the repairs needed to make his home habitable again…
Starbucks eyes Citrus Heights location for new drive-thru

Plans to demolish a long-vacant former bank building on Sunrise Boulevard and replace it with a coffee drive-thru and retails shops received general support from residents during a neighborhood association meeting held at City Hall last week…
DUI arrests have increased over 50% in Citrus Heights this year. Here’s why.

Latest arrest data released by the Citrus Heights Police Department shows a total of 188 DUI arrests were made from Jan. 1 through July 31 this year, up from 120 during the same period last year — an increase of 56 percent…

Recent News

CHPD bait helps nab suspect with lengthy rap sheet; bail set at $121k

Sentinel staff report–Citrus Heights police on Thursday announced the arrest of a 29-year-old woman with a lengthy criminal history, the latest in a growing list of suspects nabbed by the police department’s bait program. Police said Jennifer May Dupont, of North Highlands, was arrested after she found bait in the[Read More…]

August 25, 2019

City seeks input on how to make Citrus Heights better

August 22, 2019
Starbucks eyes Citrus Heights location for new drive-thru

August 22, 2019
City cancels Aug. 22 council meeting

August 22, 2019
Citrus Heights police release video of suspect in lottery ticket theft

August 21, 2019