Fires in Citrus Heights damage 140 storage units, sports car
Two fires occurred within one week of each other in Citrus Heights, including a fire that damaged more than 100 storage units last week and a car fire over Memorial Day Weekend.
Victim with gunshot wound found in vehicle in Citrus Heights
Citrus Heights Police officers were called to the 6200 block of Burich Avenue in Citrus Heights on Tuesday evening, after receiving a report of an unresponsive person inside a vehicle…
Citrus Heights approves ‘liaison’ program to boost police presence at high schools
The Citrus Heights City Council voted unanimously on Thursday to create a school liaison program, which would allow for an existing officer from the Citrus Heights Police Department’s traffic enforcement unit to be formally assigned to each local…
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…
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…
