Police

Sentinel staff report– Metro Fire crews responded to a blaze at a duplex on San Simeon Drive in Citrus Heights on Saturday, successfully clearing the homes of anyone inside and keeping the fire from spreading to the attic.

By Mike Hazlip— A 48-year-old Citrus Heights man was sentenced on Thursday to 24 years in prison for the sexual exploitation of a 13-year-old neighbor, according to a news release by the Department of Justice.

By Mike Hazlip— Citrus Heights saw four additional shooting incidents in the last few months of a year that saw an alarming increase in shootings.

Sentinel staff report– A section of Auburn Boulevard was shut down Saturday morning after a vehicle collision with a pole knocked down wiring into the roadway.

An 83-year-old man was killed Sunday evening in a collision on Interstate 80 near Antelope Road, according to records from the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office.

Latest local news briefs include results from a Friday night DUI checkpoint held on Auburn Boulevard, a vehicle colliding with several trees on Greenback Lane and the Police Department sharing video highlights from its holiday gift drop.

The Metro Fire station on Grand Oaks Avenue near Auburn Boulevard was struck by a vehicle on Wednesday night, causing damage to a living room where firefighters were sitting inside.

By Mike Hazlip— The Citrus Heights Police Department received unanimous approval from the City Council last week to spend up to $417,000 to purchase six new vehicles.

Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights Police Department on Wednesday began a heightened holiday DUI enforcement period, which will continue through January 1.