Citrus Heights Sentinel

Citrus Heights News Briefs: obituary, $154k refund, traffic safety grant
Latest local news briefs include an obituary of an 83-year-old former Citrus Heights resident, the City Council approving a $154,000 refund to a local developer, and the Police Department being awarded a new safety grant to fund DUI…

Citrus Heights man arrested in Placer County burglary
Sentinel staff report– The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday that a 49-year-old man from Citrus Heights was arrested for first-degree burglary, after several residents arrived home and called 911 upon hearing people inside.

Shoplifting suspects stopped in Citrus Heights with over $3k in Nike apparel
Sentinel staff report– Five suspects were arrested Tuesday in Citrus Heights after their silver Acura was spotted following a shoplifting incident at a sporting goods store in Roseville, police said Thursday.

Q&A: Why was Walgreens evacuated in Citrus Heights on Sunday?
Drivers traveling past the Walgreens store on Greenback Lane at Dewey Drive on Sunday night may have observed a heavy police presence outside the store, with customers and employees evacuating the store. ..

Rain prompts more collisions at problematic Citrus Heights intersection
Following a series of collisions around the Thanksgiving Day holiday, temporary orange barricades have been set up and one left-turn lane has again been eliminated at the intersection of Old Auburn Road and Fair Oaks Boulevard in Citrus…

Capitol Pops to ring in the holidays with free 2019 concert in Citrus Heights
The Capitol Pops Concert Band will wrap up its 23rd season with a free, open to the public holiday concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, at the Rusch Park Gym, located at 7801 Auburn Blvd., in…

SMUD publishes latest list of over 2,000 customers with unclaimed checks
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has published its 2019 list of more than 2,000 customers who have unclaimed money in amounts ranging from as little as $15 to more than $1,000 each. By law, money not claimed by…

Citrus Heights PD won’t be posting police logs anymore. Here’s why.
Community members seeking daily police activity summaries in Citrus Heights will no longer be able to find them online, after the police department made a recent decision to discontinue publishing the daily logs…

Citrus Heights police deploying extra patrols for holiday season
The Citrus Heights Police Department are deploying additional officers throughout the month of December to discourage impaired driving during the holiday season.

Police using bait to nab holiday package thieves in Citrus Heights
Citrus Heights police took to social media last week advising would-be thieves that the department is deploying GPS-tracked “bait” packages to help arrest anyone stealing packages from porches during the holiday season.

Citrus Heights News Briefs: bait arrests, obituary, playground delay
Recent local news briefs include the death of a man who founded one of the oldest auto shops in Citrus Heights, an update on the new playground being installed at Rusch Park, and latest news on the police…

LETTERS: Leave the wild turkeys alone
I enjoy the turkeys and wonder why others are so unhappy with them — do mockingbirds irritate them too? It seems that the areas where I see large groups varies from year to year and they seem to…




