2025 Citrus Heights Police Logs Spotlight: May 29-June 4
Latest Citrus Heights Police logs show an increase in overall incidents, including vehicle violations, while showing a decrease in animal control calls and thefts…
Citrus Heights Police release body cam footage of officer-involved shooting
The Citrus Heights Police Department has released body camera footage from an officer-involved shooting that occurred on April 21…
Woman who died in Citrus Heights after being struck by vehicle identified
A pedestrian who passed away after being struck by a car in a local shopping center on May 26 has been identified.
Citrus Heights Police Plan Father’s Day Weekend DUI Checkpoint
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police will hold a DUI and drivers license checkpoint this weekend in an effort to curb drunk driving…
Police respond to reports of naked man in Citrus Heights shopping area
By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights police over the weekend responded to reports of a naked man near Greenback Lane, eventually finding the man in the Birdcage area near Sunrise Mall…
Citrus Heights police see continued double-digit increase in homeless-related calls
By Mike Hazlip— Call data obtained from the Citrus Heights Police Department shows a continued increase in homeless-related calls this year, coming on top of a double-digit increase seen last year…
FBI alleges major drug deal in front of Citrus Heights coffee drive-thru
By Mike Hazlip— The parking lot of a popular coffee drive-thru at a Citrus Heights shopping center was reportedly the crossroads of a drug and gun smuggling operation between Sacramento and South Lake Tahoe, according to information recently…
2023 Citrus Heights Police Log Spotlight: June 2-8
Sentinel staff report– Latest logs released by Citrus Heights Police include a weekend robbery reported at a Bank of America ATM on Sunrise Boulevard, grand theft reported at a residence on Gumwood Circle, an assault-related arrest at McDonald…
Citrus Heights man arrested in sex crime sting
By Mike Hazlip— A Citrus Heights man was arrested in a sting operation after an undercover detective posed as a 13-year-old girl, according to a June 9 release by The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office…
Arrest: Citrus Heights man charged with setting fire to his own home
Sentinel staff report– Fire officials on Tuesday announced the arrest of a resident accused of setting fire to his own home in Citrus Heights over the weekend…
Another fire behind Walmart is under investigation. What’s going on?
By Mike Hazlip— Sacramento Metro Fire crews responded to another fire behind the Citrus Heights Walmart store last weekend, making for at least three fires behind the store over the past year. Photos from the scene showed a…
Planter at the end of Fair Oaks Blvd struck again
By Mike Hazlip— Despite changes to the roadway implemented by the city, a planter at the problematic intersection of Fair Oaks Boulevard and Old Auburn Road was heavily damaged after another vehicle collision with the structure Monday night…
