2024 Citrus Heights Police Log Spotlight: May 16-22
The latest police logs in Citrus Heights show a drop in animal control calls, code enforcement incidents, vehicle violations, and incidents of suspicious circumstances, while showing an increase in traffic accidents, disturbances and 911 hangups.
Police, school district respond to assault at Mesa Verde High School
Authorities on Thursday confirmed reports that a high school student was attacked by another student during class on Monday, May 20 at Mesa Verde High School…
Citrus Heights council revives discussion of placing officers at local high schools
The Citrus Heights City Council is slated to discuss “School Safety Options” in the next City Council meeting, including the option to fund two full-time school resource officers at Mesa Verde and San Juan High School…
Citrus Heights council members take step to oppose AB 392 use-of-force bill
Sentinel staff report– The city’s mayor and at least three other council members directed the police chief during a March council meeting to draft a resolution and letter opposing proposed state legislation that seeks to narrow the circumstances…
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.
