Citrus Heights saw increase in deadly collisions in 2023
By Mike Hazlip— An increase in fatal roadway collisions in Citrus Heights was seen during 2023, with two of those involving homeless individuals…
2023 Citrus Heights Police Log Spotlight: Dec. 21-26
Latest police logs show an early morning DUI arrest on Christmas Day on Grand Oaks Boulevard, along with grand theft from the Walgreens store on Dewey Drive the same day. Police also responded to a report of fireworks…
Citrus Heights police respond to report of transients entering vacant home
By Mike Hazlip— A heavy police presence near Poppy Way and Mariposa Avenue on Thursday evening was in response to a report of transients entering a vacant home, police said…
Man convicted of shooting at Citrus Heights police in high-speed chase
Sentinel staff report– Prosecutors this week announced the conviction of a 36-year-old man who was found guilty of nearly a dozen felony charges stemming from a 2016 high-speed chase in Citrus Heights. According to a news release on…
Serial burglar sentenced to 38 years for Citrus Heights crime spree
Sentinel staff report– The 24-year-old man who was arrested last year in connection with a string of residential burglaries in Citrus Heights was sentenced to 38 years in prison on Friday, police announced in a post on social…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: drunk callers, panhandling, motel trouble
Latest police logs include a stolen Jeep from the Ranch Motel, a “fake” Comcast worker reportedly scaling a pole in a woman’s back yard, and a drunk man calling police at 2 a.m. to report he had been…
Citrus Heights home invasion leads to one arrest; two still at large
Sentinel staff report– Police said an early morning home invasion inside a gated community in Citrus Heights on Wednesday resulted in the arrest of one suspect, while two others remain at large. The incident was reported just after…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: homeless camps, online dating fraud, stolen stapler
Latest police logs include reports of a transient setting up camp inside the post office on Fountain Square Drive, a roommate reporting a stolen stapler, and an online dating fraud incident involving over $20,000.
Feds: Citrus Heights man faces up to 40 years on child porn charges
Sentinel staff report– On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the arraignment of a 25-year-old Citrus Heights man on charges related to alleged receipt of child pornography. If convicted, authorities said he faces up to 40 years…
Citrus Heights police announce Cinco de Mayo DUI checkpoint, crackdown
Sentinel staff report– Another DUI and drivers license checkpoint will be conducted this Friday and Saturday in Citrus Heights, police said in a news release issued this week. Officers will also be out on the streets throughout the…
Jury convicts 20-year-old in shooting death of Citrus Heights teen
Sentinel staff report– The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office announced on Tuesday the conviction of Mario Andreas Contreras in the killing of a Citrus Heights teen, who prosecutors said was shot in the head…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: homeless camps, vandalism, phone charging trouble
Latest Citrus Heights Police logs include numerous homeless-related incidents, a domestic violence arrest at Donut King, and employees with an HVAC company being accused of grand theft at a residence…
