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…
Meet Citrus Heights Police Lt. Nicole Garing
Citrus Heights Police Department Lt. Nicole Garing says she knew she wanted to be a police officer ever since she saw an officer present at a career day at her junior high…
Gang members in deadly Citrus Heights shooting get life in prison
Sentinel staff report– Two gang members were both sentenced last week to serve life in prison for their involvement in a series of area shootings, including a 2013 shooting on Birdcage Street that left two dead…
Citrus Heights bait arrests continue after holidays
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police are continuing to nab suspects with bait items deployed around the city, already making four felony bait arrests so far in 2019…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: Uber assault, tip jar, golfing
Latest police logs in Citrus Heights include reports of a man “using a golf club to hit trash into traffic” on Auburn Boulevard, a tip jar being stolen from Starbucks, trouble with an Uber passenger who had been…
Driver suspect in Citrus Heights skateboarder crash makes first court appearance
Sentinel staff report– The driver suspected of colliding with a skateboarder and then driving off with her inside appeared in court for the first time on Thursday…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: house fire, obituary, awards, shooting
Latest local news briefs include six residents being displaced by a house fire on Thursday, a former pastor of a Citrus Heights congregation passing away, and a 23-year-old man from Citrus Heights being killed in a New Year’s…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: stolen cash, bike trouble, homeless camps
Latest police logs include reports of a drunk individual at Walmart who was riding a bike through the store, an employee at Target being accused of stealing cash from a register, more collisions at Fair Oaks Boulevard and…
$19k raised for skateboarder hit by suspected drunk driver in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– The 27-year-old skateboarder who was hit by a suspected drunk driver on Auburn Boulevard near Greenback Lane last week is recovering from multiple surgeries and has received an outpouring of support through an online fundraising…
DUI crackdown in Citrus Heights continuing thru New Year’s
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights Police Department will be continuing a high-visibility enforcement campaign through Jan. 1, in an effort to keep drunk and drugged drivers off the road during the holiday season…
Citrus Heights Police: DUI suspect hit skateboarder, drove off with her inside
Updated Dec. 29, 8:24 p.m.– Sentinel staff report– Northbound lanes of Auburn Boulevard near Greenback Lane were shut down for about five hours Thursday after police say a suspected DUI driver struck a skateboarder, sending her through the…
