2024 Citrus Heights Police Log Spotlight: April 18-24
Latest police logs in Citrus Heights show code enforcement activity more than doubling since the prior week, along with an uptick in animal control calls, vandalism and theft reports…
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…
Citrus Heights police announce more ‘bait’ arrests
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights Police Department announced the arrest of two more suspects on Sunday after they allegedly stole bait items owned by the department, bringing the total number of felony bait arrests up to more…
Police discover, seize large marijuana grow in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police said a 38-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after a search warrant served in a residential neighborhood uncovered more than 500 marijuana plants being grown illegally.
Citrus Heights Police Logs: stolen F-350, hazmat, shoplifting
Latest police logs include reports of an F-350 being stolen outside Stones Casino, someone breaking into a Goodwill donation box and defecating in it, a shoplifter being caught at Target, and suspicious activity involving a man with a…
Citrus Heights police deploy dancing dino again in latest operation
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights Police Department’s dancing dinosaur was at it again recently, this time reminding drivers to not hold their cellphone while driving.
Citrus Heights Police Logs: reckless driver, sideswiped cars, stolen vehicle
Latest police logs include reports of several parked vehicles being sideswiped by a suspected DUI driver on Mariposa Avenue, a disturbance outside a massage establishment on Sunrise Boulevard, and a driver having their vehicle stolen after it ran…
Meet Farley, Citrus Heights PD’s new drug-sniffing K-9
The Citrus Heights Police Department introduced a new addition to the force during Thursday night’s City Council meeting — a two-year-old black Labrador Retriever named Farley. Police Chief Ron Lawrence told council members during the meeting that Farley…
Citrus Heights PD announce holiday season DUI checkpoint this weekend
Sentinel staff report– Another DUI and drivers license checkpoint will be conducted this weekend in Citrus Heights to kick off a holiday season enforcement campaign, police said in a news release on Tuesday. Authorities said the checkpoint will…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: homeless camp, stolen vehicles, collision spike
Latest police logs include a woman requesting for police to come pick up bags of feces and urine that had been left in her trash can, a rash of collisions and transient-related calls, and a homeless camp reported…
Citrus Heights police are hiring. Here’s what it takes to be a cop.
Sentinel staff report– Curious how much police officers are paid, or what it takes to be hired as a cop? As of mid-last month there were two police officer positions seeking to be filled within the Citrus Heights…
