Citrus Heights Sentinel
Education committee to report findings to Citrus Heights council this month
Sentinel staff report– Following a controversial City Council directive last year to look into the feasibility of Citrus Heights forming its own school district, the council will hear a much-anticipated report later this month from an ad-hoc committee…
2024 Citrus Heights Police Log Spotlight: Jan. 25-31
Most recent police logs in Citrus Heights include a burglary at Sunrise Rollerland on Wednesday, a trespassing arrest following a welfare check in a local neighborhood, a vehicle theft from a Sperry Drive apartment complex, incidents of shoplifting…
Citrus Heights police announce arrest of second suspect in gun store burglaries
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights Police Department said in a news release Thursday evening that the second of three suspects in a pair of gun store burglaries has been arrested…
Citrus Heights police plan Thursday-night DUI checkpoint
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police will hold a DUI checkpoint on Thursday night, as part of a nationwide “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign…
Police investigate armed assault on Sayonara Drive
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights police are investigating an assault with a deadly weapon that reportedly occurred Tuesday night on Sayonara Drive…
Citrus Heights council meeting cancelled for Aug. 24
The Citrus Heights City Council will not meet for their regularly scheduled second council meeting in August, according to an announcement made earlier this month and also posted on the city’s website…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: development, council meeting, DUI checkpoint
Latest local news briefs include plans for a DUI Checkpoint next week, cancellation of the next City Council meeting, and an upcoming community meeting regarding plans for development at Sylvan Corners…
Why this Citrus Heights resident is moving out of California after 50 years
Scott Meyer is calling it quits after more than 50 years living in the Golden State…
What is SJUSD doing to increase safety at Citrus Heights schools?
By Sara Beth Williams– Hiring additional staff, updating surveillance systems, purchasing locking blocks for doors and installing new fencing are among plans being implemented to improve safety at Citrus Heights schools, according to a report from the San…
Citrus Heights Police arrest man who broke into Panda Express
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights Police arrested a man after he allegedly broke into the Panda Express restaurant near Sunrise Boulevard and Macy Plaza Drive in the early morning hours of Thursday, Aug. 17…
92-year-old Citrus Heights resident reflects on six decades with See’s Candies
Esther Pelkey started working for See’s Candies in the 1950s, long before the company’s now-shuttered location at Sunrise Mall ever opened…
Vice mayor urges funding for officers at Citrus Heights high schools
Citrus Heights Police presented findings earlier this month from a study that reviewed the feasibility and cost of placing a police officer on each of the high school campuses within the city, estimating a cost of more than…
