Breaking: heavy police activity, SWAT team at Auburn Blvd tire shop
Updated 10:49 a.m. — Auburn Boulevard was shut down around 8 a.m. Tuesday due to heavy police presence and SWAT team activity outside S&S Tire on Auburn Boulevard near Kanai Ave. SWAT team members from the Citrus Heights…
Police close Auburn Blvd for 10hrs after Valentine’s Day crash
Citrus Heights police said a 2 a.m. collision between a car and pedestrian sent a young woman to the hospital in critical condition Saturday morning and caused officers to close all southbound lanes of traffic on Auburn Boulevard…
Police: missing 10-year-old girl from Citrus Heights found
Citrus Heights police said a search for a missing “at-risk” girl ended successfully Thursday, after a search team formed and the 10-year-old was located. “We are relieved to announce [the missing person] has been located and is currently…
Police: driver gets stolen vehicle back after search leads to arrest
Citrus Heights police said they recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested an at-large wanted parolee Monday, after “an alert citizen” helped find the man hiding in a shed within a search perimeter officers established near Antelope Road and…
Citrus Heights extends ban on new massage permits thru 2015
City council members voted unanimously last week to pass an “urgency ordinance” that extends a 45-day temporary ban on new massage permits for another 10 months, citing continued concerns about prostitution in Citrus Heights massage parlors and a…
Police: armed man shot by officers in Citrus Heights park
Updated Jan. 24, 8:57 a.m.– Citrus Heights police said officers shot a 52-year-old man in C-Bar-C Park Thursday night, after responding to a call from a relative who said the man had overdosed on prescription medication, had a…
Citrus Heights Police try new “Trikke” tech to stop crime
You may have seen them out on patrol at Sunrise Mall already. They’re the new, three-wheeled “Trikke Patroller” electric units — the latest tech deployed by the Citrus Heights Police Department in an effort to minimize crime at…
Pedestrian in critical condition after being hit by car on Auburn Blvd
A 22-year-old man was sent to the hospital in critical condition Saturday night, after Citrus Heights police said he was hit by a car at 40-miles-an-hour while attempting to cross Auburn Boulevard outside of a crosswalk. Sergeant Mike…
Weekend DUI Checkpoint nets 1 arrest, 6 tows
About 700 cars were screened by Citrus Heights police during a Friday night DUI Checkpoint on Auburn Boulevard, resulting in 14 citations, 1 arrest and 6 vehicles being towed, according to police…
High speed chase through Citrus Heights ends in crash, arrest
Social media accounts lit up Sunday night from local users reporting helicopters and heavy police presence near Van Maren Lane and Garden Gate Drive, with Citrus Heights police later confirming they were involved in a multi-agency pursuit of…
Sunrise Blvd closed briefly after injury crash involving tree
A two-vehicle collision caused a portion of Sunrise Boulevard to be temporarily closed after sending one vehicle into a tree and several people to the hospital Sunday, according to a sergeant with the Citrus Heights Police Department. Around…
2 missing seniors prompt Citrus Heights PD to promo tracking tech
Updated Dec. 26, 3:41 p.m.– Citrus Heights police are promoting the use of personal tracking technology for at-risk residents after helping find two missing seniors this week — one of whom was wearing a trackable device designed for…
