Police

By Mike Hazlip— An apartment fire near Sunrise Mall on Wednesday left one unit destroyed and two additional units affected by smoke and water damage.

A mother and her adult son were displaced when a fire left the home damaged by smoke Tuesday afternoon.

By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights police officers on Saturday night responded to reports of gunshots on Sycamore Drive, with arriving officers finding eight shell casings and one bullet hole in a parked vehicle.

Sentinel staff report– Following an “overwhelming” number of fireworks calls last year, the Citrus Heights Police Department is requesting the City Council make a temporary ordinance passed last year permanent.

By Mike Hazlip— Reports of loud, bomb-like explosions in Citrus Heights on Sunday night generated several calls to police as well as chatter on a local crime watch group.

By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights police are stepping up efforts to curb distracted driving in an enforcement period this month.

By Mike Hazlip— A two-vehicle collision at Greenback Lane and Bremen Drive left one vehicle on its side and closed the westbound lanes of the main thoroughfare Tuesday afternoon.

By Mike Hazlip— A three-hour standoff in a Citrus Heights neighborhood involving an armed man with a hammer ended with an arrest Friday night.

Sentinel staff report– The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the sentencing of a 41-year-old Citrus Heights woman as part of a federal drug conspiracy case.