Police detective shares tips to prevent home break-ins
Citrus Heights Police recently shared home safety tips at a meeting with Neighborhood Areas 7, 8, and 9, and provided a list of actionable ways residents can help prevent porch pirates and break-ins…
2025 Citrus Heights Police Logs Spotlight: July 17-23
Latest police logs show a decrease in overall incidents, including fireworks and incidents of violence and threats…
Man fatally shot, suspect arrested, in second homicide of the year
A man died after being shot outside his home over the weekend…
Citrus Heights PD’s new therapy dog brings smiles, joy
By Mike Hazlip— A new four-legged addition to the Citrus Heights Police Department is helping officers and staff deal with the stress of a profession that is inherently dangerous…
Six arrested in Citrus Heights as part of retail theft crackdown
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights police on Wednesday announced the arrest of six people as part of a “Retail Theft Blitz” operation conduced on Dec. 1…
2023 Citrus Heights Police Log Spotlight: Nov. 23-29
Latest police logs include the arrest of a man with the same full name as famous writer Robert Louis Stevenson on Sunday, back-to-back thefts reported from Big 5 Sporting Goods and a nearby Shell gas station, and a…
Police investigate report of shots fired at building
By Mike Hazlip— An incident that initially showed up in Citrus Heights Police Logs as a shooting at a dwelling or vehicle last week ended up being a case of vandalism…
Sylvan Middle School shelters in place after report of handgun
Sentinel staff report– Students at Sylvan Middle School on Wednesday sheltered in place as officers responded to the campus after receiving a report that two minors had been seen trying to hop a fence into the campus with…
Residents, business owners vent frustration over crime at neighborhood meeting
By Mike Hazlip— Residents gathered at a Nov. 21 meeting of Citrus Heights Area Seven Eight and Nine (CHASEN) to voice concerns over what they described as rising crime and nuisance in the area…
2023 Citrus Heights Police Log Spotlight: Nov. 16-21
Latest police logs include a report of shots fired at a building on the 6700 block of Greenback Lane, a theft arrest at Kohl’s after an officer was flagged down, and a robbery on the 7800 block of…
Police investigating after woman’s body found near Sunrise Blvd
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights police were called to a location near Sunrise Boulevard and Oak Avenue Tuesday morning and discovered the body of a deceased woman…
Citrus Heights pair charged in theft of holiday decor
Sentinel staff report– Davis Police on Friday announced the arrest of Citrus Heights residents Thomas and Michelle Witten after an investigation into a storage unit break-in led detectives to their home…
