Metro Fire: Citrus Heights residents can expect to see smoke from live fire training
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, and citizens of Citrus Heights will be seeing smoke this week as firefighters conduct a live fire training at Bayside Church.
Two major collisions, one fatal, shut down Citrus Heights roadways
Two major collisions Friday night kept Citrus Heights police busy, including a head-on collision on Greenback Lane that shut down both directions of the roadway and another collision on Auburn Boulevard that left one man dead.
Fire behind Citrus Heights Dollar Tree displaces six residents
What began as a vegetation fire along a fence line behind Dollar Tree at Auburn Boulevard and Greenback Lane quickly spread to nearby cypress trees damaging residential buildings in the Creekside community of Citrus Heights Friday morning.
Citrus Heights credited with helping So Cal city launch own police dept
At 12:00 a.m. on July 1, a new police department went live in California — taking the first steps that Citrus Heights did 14 years ago when its department went live in 2006.
Citrus Heights police respond to report of gunshots on Sayonara Drive; suspect arrested
Citrus Heights police responded to a call of shots fired just after 5 a.m. Saturday morning near Sayonara Drive and Ming Way.
Thousands lose power in Citrus Heights after truck hits utility pole
More than 2,000 homes lost power in Citrus Heights Tuesday morning after after a pickup truck collided into a utility pole on Old Auburn Road.
Citrus Heights police announce action plan for cracking down on illegal fireworks
Citrus Heights police this year are enlisting the help of drones and arson investigators to assist in enforcement of the city’s ban on illegal fireworks, which police say are primarily imported from outside the state.
Citrus Heights police to deploy DUI patrols during 4th of July weekend
Citrus Heights police are increasing patrols through Independence Day Weekend, and are reminding residents to drink responsibly.
DeAngelo hearing to be live-streamed. Here’s where to watch it online
A high-profile hearing involving the suspected Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo, will be held on Monday, June 29, at 9:30 a.m.
Two teens arrested after armed robbery in Citrus Heights
Citrus Heights police have arrested two brothers, ages 17 and 19, in connection with an armed robbery that occurred near a shopping center at Greenback Lane and San Juan Avenue early Monday morning.
Citrus Heights instructor sentenced to 75 years for sexually abusing children
A 44-year-old Citrus Heights light saber instructor has been sentenced to 75 years to life in prison after pleading no contest last month to seven counts of sexual assault. The incidents involved lewd acts and oral sex with…
Police chief says mask mandate won’t be ‘criminally enforced’ in Citrus Heights
Following Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision on Thursday to issue a statewide face mask mandate to slow the spread of COVID-19, Citrus Heights Police Chief Ron Lawrence issued a statement Friday afternoon announcing that his officers will not criminally…
