Citrus Heights Sentinel
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: gun theft spike, domestic violence, burglaries
Latest Citrus Heights police logs include a trio of residential firearm thefts, a grab-and-run attempt at Kohl’s, domestic violence on Autumn Oak Court, grade-school panhandlers on Tupelo Drive, and a loitering homeless woman “yelling at a tree” outside…
Letters: red light cameras, jaywalking, pedestrian barrier fence
Latest letters and comments from readers focused on varying perspectives on pedestrian safety as well as the city’s move to add more red light cameras in Citrus Heights, with some claiming the cameras enhance safety and others claiming…
Neighborhoods, police prep for National Night Out events in town
Police and neighborhood groups across Citrus Heights are once again preparing for National Night Out, an annual crime-fighting effort held around the country on the first Tuesday in August. Billed as “America’s night out against crime,” the effort…
Tiny theatre in Citrus Heights offers comedy, drama in unlikely place
Citrus Heights residents no longer have to go downtown to see a quality show — as long as they don’t mind the size of the theatre, that is. Tucked away next to a barber shop in the Aquarium…
CHPD seeks to identify church burglary suspect who brought kids along
At first glance, surveillance images released this week by Citrus Heights police appear to show a group of kids in a Sunday school room with a teacher. But with the church reporting stolen property and a time stamp…
Supervisor Frost: county reserve funds are shockingly small
Guest opinion column by County Supervisor Sue Frost– I would like to pose a hypothetical to readers of the Citrus Heights Sentinel. If you have a yearly income of $40,000, a bank account with $600 in savings, and…
Drain work to close one lane of Sunrise Blvd from Aug. 2 to Sept. 15
The City of Citrus Heights’ General Services Department announced on Thursday that upcoming storm drainage improvement work will result in the closure of one southbound lane of Sunrise Boulevard on a short section of roadway between Sayonara Drive…
Citrus Heights to add more red light cameras at intersections, but do they work?
New red light cameras are slated to be installed by the end of July at two intersections along Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights, following a police recommendation and 4-1 approval by the city council earlier this month. The…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: new court, police protest, BBQ turtle, garage sale trouble
Latest local news briefs include a new basketball court unveiled at Madera Park, complaints of a “never-ending” garage sale outside a Citrus Heights home, a local man hospitalized with a rare and deadly virus, protesters outside the Citrus…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: threats at CHPD, vehicle vs. Taco Bell, pickpocketing
Latest Citrus Heights police logs include threats made at the police department counter, an arrest made after a neighbor allegedly poured paint stripper on truck, a grab-and-run theft at Victoria’s Secret, and a pickpocketer making off with a…
