
Gun-wielding man fatally shot by Citrus Heights police
Gunfire and police sirens lit up the night in a Citrus Heights neighborhood Monday, after police fatally shot a man who allegedly brandished a weapon at officers. The shooting occurred shortly before 10:30 p.m. on the 7000 block…

2016 Citrus Heights Police Logs: July 28 – Aug. 3
Looking for records of local police activity? Here’s direct links to the Citrus Heights Police Department’s Daily Incident Logs for July 28 to Aug. 3, 2016:

Helmet camera shows inside view of recent Citrus Heights house fire
Metro Fire posted a short video on its official Facebook page Wednesday morning showing helmet camera footage of firefighters responding to a July 30 house fire in Citrus Heights. The two-minute video shows firefighters arriving to the scene…

2016 Citrus Heights Police Logs: July 21-27
Looking for records of local police activity? Here’s direct links to the Citrus Heights Police Department’s Daily Incident Logs for July 21 to July 27, 2016:

Explosions: Arson investigation underway for house fire in Citrus Heights
More than 20 firefighters and an arson investigator responded to the scene of a house fire in Citrus Heights that reportedly began with explosion sounds Saturday afternoon. Resident Matthew Borja, who lives several house away from where the…

Neighborhood socials, local parade planned for National Night Out
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,” national organizers…

Police: woman likely committed suicide in car outside Target store
Citrus Heights police said a missing 37-year-old woman was found dead in a car outside the Sunrise Boulevard Target store, Tuesday. On Wednesday, Officer Anthony Boehle confirmed police believe the woman’s death was a case of suicide. He…

2016 Citrus Heights Police Logs: July 13-20
Direct links to the Citrus Heights Police Department’s Daily Incident Reports for July 13 through July 20, 2016: July 13, 2016 | July 14, 2016 | July 15, 2016 | July 16, 2016 | July 17, 2016 |…

CHPD: over 30% of calls to police dept. are homeless-related
The results are in for a 2016 Citrus Heights Police Department study of local homelessness: between 30 and 35 percent of calls for service received by CHPD are homeless-related. In a phone interview with The Sentinel last week,…

Police: DUI checkpoint to be held in Citrus Heights this weekend
A DUI and drivers license checkpoint will be conducted at “an undisclosed location” in Citrus Heights this weekend, police said in a news release on Monday. The checkpoint will be held between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m., beginning…

2016 Citrus Heights Police Logs: July 6-12
Direct links to the Citrus Heights Police Department’s Daily Incident Reports for July 6 through July 12, 2016: July 6, 2016 | July 7, 2016 | July 8, 2016 | July 9, 2016 | July 10, 2016 |…

Citrus Heights council appoints police chief as new city manager
The Citrus Heights city council has selected Police Chief Christopher Boyd as the new city manager, replacing Henry Tingle who announced his retirement earlier this year. “I am pleased to announce that our city council unanimously voted to…