Police

Sentinel staff report– Interim City Manager Chris Boyd on Friday announced his appointment of one of the Citrus Heights Police Department’s commanders to serve as police chief, filling a vacancy left by former Chief Ron Lawrence.

By Mike Hazlip— Residents in the area of Sunrise Boulevard and Old Auburn Road reported hearing heavy police activity with sirens just after 2 a.m. Friday as officers responded to a call from a resident who said someone…

By Mike Hazlip— Police are investigating a report of an armed robbery outside the Citrus Heights Kohl’s store that took place Tuesday afternoon.

Sentinel staff report– The coroner’s office has released the name of the man killed in a shooting last Thursday near Lichen Drive as a 34-year-old resident of Roseville.

By Mike Hazlip— A DoorDash spokeswoman said Thursday that the company deactivated a delivery driver after security camera footage from a local Citrus Heights restaurant was publicized appearing to show the driver stealing a tip jar from the…

Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights Police Department said a shooting occurred in a residential neighborhood Thursday evening, leaving one man fatally injured after he was struck multiple times by gunfire. In a news release on Friday, police…

By Mike Hazlip– Surveillance camera video on Thursday night from a local Citrus Heights eatery shows a man apparently waiting for an order grab a tip jar from the counter and walk out without the order.

Sentinel staff report– In an announcement Thursday the City of Citrus Heights said its police chief, Ron Lawrence, will be leaving the helm of the local department to take a position leading another police department in Southern California.

By Mike Hazlip— The Citrus Heights Police Department is investigating another shooting that occurred Sunday evening on Auburn Blvd., about two blocks from where several other shootings occurred earlier this year.