2024 Citrus Heights Police Log Spotlight: April 18-24
Latest police logs in Citrus Heights show code enforcement activity more than doubling since the prior week, along with an uptick in animal control calls, vandalism and theft reports…
Citrus Heights police bolster forces, increase engagement amid rise in crime
Citrus Heights last year saw double-digit increases in crimes against persons and crimes against society, according to an April 25 report from the police chief…
New details emerge in arrest of Citrus Heights robbery suspect
By Sara Beth Williams– The Citrus Heights Police Department released new details regarding the arrest of a suspect connected to a robbery in Citrus Heights…
Coroner identifies pedestrian killed at Auburn/Greenback as 81-year-old woman
Sentinel staff report– A pedestrian who was fatally struck by a truck in Citrus Heights last Wednesday has been identified by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office as 81-year-old Teresa Lewis. According to an obituary published in The Sacramento…
Citrus Heights police join statewide crackdown on distracted driving
Sentinel staff report– Additional officers will be on the streets handing out tickets and educating drivers during the month of April as part of a statewide campaign against distracted driving, the Citrus Heights Police Department said in a…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: burglary, arrests, dine-and-dash
Latest police logs include reports of a homeless man at Rusch Park claiming to be a police officer, trouble at a hoarder house, and a dine-and-dash incident at Coco’s restaurant.
Helmet cam shows inside look at Metro Fire responding to Citrus Heights blaze
Sentinel staff report– New helmet camera footage compiled by Metro Fire shows a first-person look inside firefighting efforts in Citrus Heights, as captured while crews responded to the scene of an apartment engulfed by flames on Auburn Boulevard…
Police Chief: violent crime dropped 12% in Citrus Heights during 2017
Sentinel staff report– An annual crime report presented to the Citrus Heights City Council by the police chief in March showed an overall decrease in violent crime in the city last year, along with increases in several categories…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: animal abuse, red-light runner, anti-police mob
Latest police logs include a red-light runner being arrested after crashing into a wall near Greenback Lane and Sunrise Boulevard, two men observed hitting a dog with a baseball bat near Twin Oaks Avenue, and a large group…
Pedestrian killed in collision with truck at Auburn/Greenback intersection
Sentinel staff report– Multiple lanes of traffic at the intersection of Auburn Boulevard and Greenback Lane were closed down by Citrus Heights police Wednesday afternoon, following a fatal collision involving a pedestrian and a truck. As of 6:30…
Meet your local Community Services Officer in Citrus Heights
Larissa Wasilevsky has been with the Citrus Heights Police Department since 2006, the same year the department was formed. She wears a badge, but she doesn’t carry a gun…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: rental fraud, parking trouble, Lyft assault
Latest police logs include reports of a fraudulent rental listing resulting in a man being scammed out of his $1,000 deposit, multiple reports of vehicles blocking residential driveways, a Lyft driver being assaulted, and a manager reported being…
