
Q&A: Are police pulling over drivers to enforce shelter-in-place orders?
The Citrus Heights Police Department issued a news release Saturday advising that officers in the city as well as countywide are encouraging voluntary compliance with shelter-in-place orders and are not out stopping vehicles to determine if health orders…

Citrus Heights police investigating rash of commercial break-ins
Police said at least seven local businesses had their front windows smashed and items stolen during a rash of commercial burglaries last Sunday.

‘Big 8’ major crimes drop to record low in Citrus Heights
Citrus Heights Police Chief Ronald Lawrence said in a report to the City Council last week that the top eight serious crimes tracked by the FBI, referred to as ‘The Big 8,” dropped to their lowest point in…

Citrus Heights police make arrests after warning of catalytic converter thefts
Citrus Heights police on Saturday announced several arrests were made following an advisory sent out by the department on social media asking residents to alert police of suspicious activity related to catalytic converters being stolen from vehicle exhaust…

Trial date reset for driver accused of hitting skateboarder in Citrus Heights
The suspect accused of hitting a skateboarder in Citrus Heights and driving off with her after she flew through his window is still awaiting trial, after his original February trial date was reset.

Citrus Heights standoff suspect released from jail
The 31-year-old Citrus Heights man who was arrested last week after a nine-hour standoff with police has been released from jail, after posting bail…

Man arrested after hours-long standoff at Citrus Heights home
Sentinel staff report–A 31-year-old man was arrested by police after a nine-hour standoff in a Citrus Heights neighborhood ended peacefully Saturday evening. In a news release issued Saturday night, police said officers responded to the 7200 block of…

Citrus Heights police to increase DUI patrols for Super Bowl Weekend
The Citrus Heights Police Department will be increasing patrols this Sunday, Feb. 2, and is reminding residents to drink responsibly during the Super Bowl.

U-Haul van crashes into ‘unsuspecting garage’ in Citrus Heights
Metro Fire personnel were kept busy Monday evening in Citrus Heights after a U-Haul moving van crashed through a residential garage on Van Maren Lane.

Citrus Heights police continue investigation into possible murder-suicide
Investigators with the Citrus Heights Police Department are continuing to look into whether the discovery of a woman’s body in an apartment may have been a murder-suicide connected with a man whose body was found hanging just outside…

Citrus Heights police investigating death possibly linked to recent hanging
Citrus Heights police on Thursday said the body of a woman was found in an apartment yesterday near the northern border of the city, about a half-mile from the scene of a hanging incident four days prior.

What happened to the skateboarder who was hit by DUI suspect in Citrus Heights?
It’s been a little over a year since skateboarder Kelly Cass was nearly killed after she flew through the windshield of a vehicle that hit her while she was skateboarding along Auburn Boulevard in Citrus Heights…