Shooting: Citrus Heights police officer recognized for rescuing 2-year-old child
Citrus Heights Police Officer Joseph Keller received recognition from the City Council this month for his efforts in rescuing a child during a homicide incident…
2024 Citrus Heights Police Log Spotlight: April 11-17
Latest local police logs include a slight uptick in incidents over the past week, with a burglary report taken at the Public Storage facility on Tupelo Drive, loitering reported near a bank ATM, and an assault reported at…
2024 Citrus Heights Police Log Spotlight: April 4-10
Latest local police logs include trouble at a homeless camp near Sylvan Oaks Library, multiple DUI arrests, and another arrest outside Target following a loitering report…
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…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: counterfeit money, shoplifting, stolen vehicle
Latest police logs include a shoplifter being nabbed at Old Navy, homeless setting up camp under a bridge, a stolen truck, and a counterfeit $100 bill being turned in by Round Table Pizza.
66-year-old Citrus Heights man charged with killing roommate
Sentinel staff report– Police arrested a 66-year-old man after he allegedly shot and killed his roommate inside their Citrus Heights home on Friday night…
Collision involving utility pole knocks out power, closes Sylvan Road
Sentinel staff report– A portion of Sylvan Road in Citrus Heights was shut down for nearly 12 hours and several hundred residents lost power after a vehicle collision involving a power pole occurred near the old Sylvan School…
Longtime Citrus Heights police lieutenant hired as Auburn’s top cop
Sentinel staff report– Ryan Kinnan, who served as a lieutenant with the Citrus Heights Police Department until last Friday, now has the new title of Chief of Police for the City of Auburn…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: $10k tool theft, garbage can fires, shoplifting
Latest police logs include $10,000 worth of tools being stolen from a shipping container outside the old Kmart building, garbage cans being set on fire in a residential neighborhood, and three separate shoplifting incidents at Target — each…
