Citrus Heights police bolster forces, increase engagement amid rise in crime
Citrus Heights last year saw double-digit increases in crimes against persons and crimes against society, according to an April 25 report from the police chief…
New details emerge in arrest of Citrus Heights robbery suspect
By Sara Beth Williams– The Citrus Heights Police Department released new details regarding the arrest of a suspect connected to a robbery in Citrus Heights…
An inside look at what it’s like to be a police dispatcher at CHPD
Citrus Heights Police Department 911 dispatcher Heidi Briseño describes her position as a personal calling…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: hot sauce, homeless, stolen vehicle
Latest police logs in Citrus Heights include reports of a transient sleeping inside the post office across from the police station, hot sauce being thrown at vehicles in a shopping center, and a Honda being stolen from an…
Increased DUI patrols planned throughout St. Patrick’s Day weekend
Sentinel staff report– Police in Citrus Heights and around the state are increasing DUI patrols for St. Patrick’s Day weekend, a holiday often associated with drinking…
Citrus Heights police chief elected to head statewide advocacy group
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights Police Chief Ronald Lawrence was installed as president of the California Police Chiefs Association on Saturday, making it the second time Citrus Heights has had its police chief serve as head of the…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: vehicle burglaries, ammo can, Craiglist robbery
Latest police logs in Citrus Heights include reports of a Craigslist transaction ending in a robbery, multiple vehicle burglaries at an apartment complex, an injury hit-and-run involving a motorcycle, and a woman at a grocery store telling people…
Citrus Heights teen facing felony DUI after 7-vehicle collision
Sentinel staff report– A 19-year-old driver from Citrus Heights is facing a felony DUI charge after authorities say he sideswiped a truck and caused a chain-reaction collision on a highway in Fresno on March 3, The Fresno Bee…
Police, city working to address crashes at Citrus Heights intersection
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police issued a news release on Friday after yet another collision involving a vehicle and a planter box occurred at the intersection of Old Auburn Road and Fair Oaks Boulevard. The intersection is…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: shoplifting, window-smashers, transients on the roof
Latest police logs in Citrus Heights include reports of several transients living in tents on the roof of an animal hospital, window-smashers wearing “49er gear” burglarizing a vehicle at an apartment, and a group of teenage girls stealing…
Citrus Heights police quickly arrest 25-year-old after releasing suspect photo
Sentinel staff report– A 25-year-old man is now behind bars, just two days after Citrus Heights police posted a photo of a gas station theft suspect on social media.
Citrus Heights Police Logs: burglaries, assault, stolen stroller
Latest police logs in Citrus Heights include a rash of burglaries, several assault reports involving bystanders attempting to intervene, a sideshow near Rusch Park, and a man reportedly being “dumped out of a vehicle” near Antelope Road and…
