Citrus Heights Sentinel

DUI crackdown in Citrus Heights continuing thru New Year’s
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights Police Department will be continuing a high-visibility enforcement campaign through Jan. 1, in an effort to keep drunk and drugged drivers off the road during the holiday season…

Citrus Heights Police: DUI suspect hit skateboarder, drove off with her inside
Updated Dec. 29, 8:24 p.m.– Sentinel staff report– Northbound lanes of Auburn Boulevard near Greenback Lane were shut down for about five hours Thursday after police say a suspected DUI driver struck a skateboarder, sending her through the…

Citrus Heights Police Logs: break-in, stolen lights, Victoria’s Secret, shopping cart
Latest police logs include reports of a break-in at an elementary school, transients stealing light fixtures from an apartment complex, a grand theft incident at Victoria’s Secret, and a shopping cart being pushed into oncoming traffic.

Citrus Heights leaders review accomplishments, set 21 new objectives
Sentinel staff report– Twice a year, for the past two decades, city leaders have faithfully gathered to review accomplishments, brainstorm and set objectives. The latest meeting was held earlier this month at City Hall, with leaders emerging with…

Citrus Heights police announce more ‘bait’ arrests
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights Police Department announced the arrest of two more suspects on Sunday after they allegedly stole bait items owned by the department, bringing the total number of felony bait arrests up to more…

Citrus Heights medical building on track to open in late spring
Sentinel staff report– The long-awaited completion of the Dignity Health medical office building on Greenback Lane is now just a few months away from becoming a reality. Dignity Health Spokeswoman Brooke Burgess told The Sentinel last week that…

Waste pickup for Citrus Heights residents will be delayed one day, thru Jan. 7
Sentinel staff report– Notice your trash or recycling wasn’t picked up on the usual day this week?

Plans approved for new surgery center in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Construction on a new 16,000-square-foot ambulatory surgery center in Citrus Heights could begin as early as next month, following a unanimous decision by the Planning Commission earlier this month to allow the project to move…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: $47M sale, hitman, closure, bait arrest
Latest local news briefs include the $47 million sale of a Citrus Heights apartment complex, a local resident charged with being the hitman in a murder case, police nabbing another suspect with bait, and a recently opened shop…

Public library in Citrus Heights to stay closed for six months during remodel
Sentinel staff report– Sylvan Oaks Library closed its doors on Dec. 16 and won’t reopen until mid-summer 2019, while the library undergoes various upgrades and modernization improvements…



