Citrus Heights Sentinel
Citrus Heights council recognizes San Juan High School basketball team
By Mike Hazlip— After an historic season that saw the San Juan Spartans boys varsity basketball team win their first league title in a decade, the Citrus Heights City Council recognized each player with a proclamation.
Police dog apprehends fleeing robbery suspect in Citrus Heights
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights police on Sunday arrested a 29-year-old man suspected of robbery, following a foot chase involving a police K9 unit.
Citrus Heights Car Wash hits 40-year milestone
Kimberly Berg stands next to a row of high pressure hydraulic pumps with a Rosie the Riveter sign emblazoned with “we can do it” above her as she describes the car wash she owns as her “happy place.”
Community voices: readers react to story about home at Mariposa/Old Auburn
Reactions to news of the death of longtime Citrus Heights resident James Wheeler and his 1940 home at the corner of Mariposa Avenue and Old Auburn Road drew a variety of responses from readers over the past week.…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: appointments, top 20 events, new CHPD vehicles
Latest local news briefs include the appointment of two planning commissioners, Comcast accused of damaging Citrus Heights trees, the unveiling of a Top 20 events list for Citrus Heights, and the city council authorizing purchase of four new…
2017 CHPD stats show drop in fireworks calls, despite ‘war zone’ on streets
Police said calls for service related to fireworks surrounding the July 4 holiday this year dropped significantly in Citrus Heights compared to 2016 — although many residents, including the mayor, said sounds and sights of illegal fireworks seemed…
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…
