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…
2024 Citrus Heights Police Log Spotlight: May 16-22
The latest police logs in Citrus Heights show a drop in animal control calls, code enforcement incidents, vehicle violations, and incidents of suspicious circumstances, while showing an increase in traffic accidents, disturbances and 911 hangups.
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…
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…
Citrus Heights PD deploying extra DUI patrols through Thanksgiving weekend
Sentinel staff report– Citing a seasonal uptick in drunk driving incidents during the holidays, Citrus Heights police announced the deployment of additional patrol units to ramp up DUI enforcement through Thanksgiving weekend. ..
Citrus Heights Police Logs: vandalism, stolen chips, stranded son
Latest police logs include reports of an employee stealing chips at Stones Casino, a knife-waving woman at the intersection of Greenback Lane and Auburn Boulevard, and a male who called police on his mother after she allegedly took his…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: bar troubles, shoplifting, burglaries
Latest police logs include reports of several burglaries, a woman allegedly being given a date rape drug at a local bar, and a man threatening to shoot people after his bike was stolen at Safeway.
Citrus Heights man arrested in Halloween stabbing; bail set at $1.5M
Sentinel staff report– A Citrus Heights man was arrested on Halloween after allegedly stabbing an orthodox monk multiple times with a kitchen knife. The incident occurred in a rural monastery located about 150 miles north of Sacramento, in…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: bloody bumper, grand theft, stolen power
Latest police logs include a concerned caller notifying police of a vehicle with blood all over its back bumper, grand theft at a bar on Auburn Boulevard, and a neighbor allegedly stealing power from another residence with an…
CHPD seeks donations, referrals to help in-need families during holidays
Sentinel staff report– November is here, and that means the Citrus Heights Police Department and City of Citrus Heights are again partnering with a variety of community groups and businesses to provide gifts to in-need families this holiday…
