Citrus Heights police offer tips to drivers, riders during May safety month
May is both national bicycle safety and motorcycle safety awareness month, and the Citrus Heights Police Department is reminding drivers and cyclists to look out for eachother on the roadways.
Dad, daughter recovering after deadly collision in Citrus Heights
A father and his six-year-old daughter are still recovering after a head-on collision in Citrus Heights left them seriously injured and killed two others.
CHPD awarded $600k grant for new anti-tobacco cop, wrapped vehicle
By Mike Hazlip– Citrus Heights City Council members on Thursday unanimously voted to accept a $606,000 grant to curb youth tobacco use over a three year period.
Two killed in head-on Citrus Heights collision
Two people were killed and two more were hospitalized after a head-on collision occurred Thursday evening near the intersection of Auburn Boulevard and Greenback Lane.
Citrus Heights police dispatcher recognized for assistance during carjacking incident
Miranda Graham, a six-year veteran of the Citrus Heights Police Department, was recognized last week as “Dispatcher of the Year.”
Police Chief: no citations issued in Citrus Heights for health order violations, so far
Citrus Heights Police Chief Ron Lawrence released a video statement Wednesday, joining law enforcement leaders in the region in announcing a stepped up policy to enforce COVID-19 shelter-in-place health orders, if needed.
Behind the scenes: a look at what it takes to be a police dispatcher
This week, April 12-18, marks National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, which recognizes police dispatchers and others who work in the emergency communications field.
Citrus Heights asst. chief chosen to head Newark PD
Sentinel staff report– Assistant Police Chief Gina Anderson, who has been with the Citrus Heights Police Department since its inception in 2006, officially stepped into her new role as Police Chief for the City of Newark, California, on…
Price Gouging: how high is too high?
The State of California is currently under a public health emergency declared by the Governor in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which means laws barring price gouging are in affect in Citrus Heights and across the state.
Man found dead in Citrus Heights home; police say death ‘likely suicide’
Residents are mourning the death of a beloved neighborhood mailman who was found dead in his home last week near Brooktree Park in Citrus Heights…
Citrus Heights woman arrested for stealing over $1k in goods from Big Lots
A 20-year-old Citrus Heights woman on probation was among three suspects arrested Friday after allegedly leaving a Big Lots store in Vacaville with a shopping cart filled with nearly $1,200 in items they didn’t pay for.
Looting: Authorities say enhanced penalties are in effect for shoplifting, theft
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office issued a statement Wednesday advising that “greatly enhanced” criminal penalties are now in effect under California’s looting law. The law goes into effect whenever a state of emergency has been declared.
