Citrus Heights Sentinel

Alert witness credited in arrest of Citrus Heights storage unit burglary suspects
Citrus Heights police said two burglary suspects were apprehended Tuesday after a witness notified them that the pair was cutting locks at a storage facility on Greenback Lane shortly before dawn. In the statement sent to media on…

2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: fireworks, neighbor trouble, grand theft, shoplifters
Latest police logs include grand theft reported at Sunrise Mall, fireworks being set off at a homeless camp in the Stock Ranch area, a neighbor dispute involving pets and shooting threats on Sayonara Drive, burglars reportedly breaking into…

What’s going on with that run-down home at Old Auburn and Mariposa Ave?
Neighbors and drivers passing by the intersection of Mariposa Avenue and Old Auburn Road in Citrus Heights know the site all too well. An overgrown yard, a two-story home that’s falling apart, people apparently living out of vans…

Food Review: new Vietnamese restaurant in Citrus Heights earns 5-stars
Decorated with strings of colorful flags, Bo Urban Corner presents a new modern and clean storefront on San Juan Avenue. Entering on a recent weekday, my companions and I took our seats and were given tall glasses of…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: food drive, drowning, ducks, homeless, quarantine
Latest news briefs include a local homeless assistance group being recognized in the state assembly, a Citrus Heights man drowning in Lake Tahoe on the Fourth of July, Grocery Outlet on Greenback Lane being featured on Fox 40,…

Activist film crew: Citrus Heights PD passes ‘First Amendment audit’
A pair of traveling “cop-watchers” recently set up outside the Citrus Heights Police Department, filming anything that moved and zooming in on police vehicles and license plates. An edited version of the footage was uploaded to YouTube last…

2017 Community Camp Out to again fill Rusch Park with tents
Called “one of the best family events” in the city each year by organizers, Citrus Heights’ annual Community Camp Out is scheduled to once again take over Rusch Park with an activity-filled overnight event this July 22 and…

Citrus Heights man, 27, arrested in fatal parking lot shooting
A July 3 shooting at an apartment complex in Elk Grove left one man dead and a suspect briefly on the loose. Two days after the shooting, Elk Grove police announced 27-year-old Michael Jones, from Citrus Heights, had…

CHPD: new survey shows significant drop in homeless-related calls in Citrus Heights
The results of a Citrus Heights Police Department annual survey on homelessness are in: the homeless population has dropped in Citrus Heights and the number of homeless-related calls for service have dropped significantly as well. During the department’s…

2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: egging, Panera robbery, vandalism
Latest police logs include a report of a house being egged, strong-arm robbery at Panera Bread, scooter suspects vandalizing mailboxes and cars, and a naked man found bathing in a private spa at a housing complex. The following…