Q&A: Can Citrus Heights police still enforce camping ban after 9th Circuit Court ruling?
Sentinel staff report– Last month, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that enforcement of certain aspects of anti-camping ordinances are unconstitutional forms of “cruel and unusual punishment,” unless there are enough beds available at local shelters. That…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: mail theft, fire extinguishers, fraud
Latest police logs in Citrus Heights include fire extinguishers being stolen from an apartment complex, neighbors chasing after a woman who was observed stealing mail, and a telephone fraudster nabbing a gift card and Social Security number from…
Event: Free prescription drug disposal offered by Citrus Heights police
Sentinel staff report– Those with expired or unused prescription drugs are invited to drop them off anonymously at another free “Take Back” event offered by the Citrus Heights Police Department this Saturday.
Police: DUI checkpoint to be held in Citrus Heights this weekend
Sentinel staff report– Another DUI and drivers license checkpoint will be conducted this weekend in Citrus Heights, police said in a news release and social media postings on Tuesday.
Citrus Heights Police Logs: transient issues, robbery, shoplifting
Latest police logs include reports of 20-30 transients behind a barber shop, robbery at Sprouts, a possible incident involving a student with a gun at San Juan High School, and grand theft at Kohls.
Judge sentences man to 92 years for attempted murder of CHPD officers
Sentinel staff report– A 35-year-old man who was found guilty of nearly a dozen felony charges, including attempted murder of two Citrus Heights police officers, was sentenced to 92 years to life last week. Hurst’s case stemmed from…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: $4k shoplifting, gun theft, tantrums
Latest police logs include shoplifters making off with $4,000 in products from Victoria’s Secret, police being called on an out-of-control five-year-old student at Carriage Elementary, grand theft of a firearm at a gun shop on Greenback Lane, and…
Citrus Heights police deploy dinosaur in unusual traffic safety operation
By Alec Pronk– Motorists travelling through Citrus Heights were treated to an out-of-the-ordinary sight on Tuesday when a prehistoric pedestrian could be seen prancing across crosswalks to raise awareness for pedestrian safety.
Teen charged with DUI, multiple felonies in deadly Citrus Heights collision
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police said a fatal collision that closed down Greenback Lane Tuesday night was caused by a 19-year-old woman who was allegedly under the influence of marijuana. In a news release issued Wednesday evening,…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: arson, stolen truck, fire extinguisher assault
Latest police logs include a man’s ex-wife reportedly taking out a life insurance policy on him, an arson incident at a local park, a firefighter having his phone stolen while responding to a grass fire, and a fight…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: Dine-and-Dash, football fight, robbery
Latest police logs include several adults reportedly getting into a fight at a San Juan High School football game, robbery at Grocery Outlet, a rash of assault reports, and a dine-and-dash incident at Texas Roadhouse on Sunrise Boulevard…
Judge gives man more than 200-year sentence for Citrus Heights shootings
Sentinel staff report– A Sacramento judge sentenced 28-year-old RV Allahali Watson, Jr., to more than two centuries in prison on Friday for his role in a pair of brutal Citrus Heights shootings, one of which involved a teen…
