
More details emerge in officer-involved shooting near Citrus Heights motel
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police released additional details on Wednesday about an officer-involved shooting that occurred near the Ranch Motel on Sunday, stating that the officer knew the suspect was armed and under the influence of drugs…

CHPD: Holiday donation drive now underway to help in-need families
Sentinel staff report– Donations are now being sought through Dec. 19 for the ninth annual Citrus Heights Holiday Referral program, a yearly effort put on by the Citrus Heights Police Department and City of Citrus Heights in partnership…

Officer-involved shooting at Citrus Heights motel under investigation
Citrus Heights police and the Sacramento County District Attorney’s office are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred early Sunday morning near the Ranch Motel on Auburn Boulevard, police said in a news release following the incident. The shooting…

2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: grand theft, car racing, assault
Latest police logs include a trio of vehicles reportedly racing on Greenback Lane, an 18-year-old daughter allegedly punching her mother in the face outside Walmart, grand theft of four phones from a Verizon Wireless store, and a driver…

Citrus Heights police seek to locate suspected drug dealer
Sentinel staff report– Several photos of a wanted drug dealer suspect were released by Citrus Heights police Wednesday evening and authorities believe the suspect is likely in the area of Citrus Heights or North Highlands. In a brief…

Multi-injury crash causes closure of Sunrise Blvd in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– Following a multi-injury collision that sent three people to the hospital in serious condition, both directions of Sunrise Boulevard were closed down between Oak Avenue and Larwin Drive on Wednesday afternoon. At least a dozen…

Police: Citrus Heights drug dealer hid meth in Halloween candy bags
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police announced the arrest of a suspected local methamphetamine dealer on Tuesday after she allegedly sold more than an ounce of meth to an undercover police officer. Kimberly Raible, 53, was arrested for…

Hit-and-run leaves fire hydrant spewing water for over an hour
Sentinel staff report– A 50-foot geyser of water spewed out of a broken fire hydrant in Citrus Heights for more than an hour after a pickup truck plowed off the road and into a fence outside Pioneer Baptist…

Citrus Heights man faces 36 years for domestic violence, animal cruelty
A Citrus Heights man was convicted by a jury on Wednesday for several domestic violence-related offenses, as well as six counts of animal cruelty, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office announced this week. The defendant, 50-year-old Edward Reid,…

2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: reckless driving, threats, homeless trouble
Latest police logs include reports of an elderly woman driving recklessly on Sunrise Boulevard, an upset customer challenging a Walgreens employee to a fight over a store policy, and a married couple receiving a death threat if they…

Two fires ignite at homeless camp near Citrus Heights homes
Sentinel staff report– Two fires within 10 hours of one another ignited at a homeless camp in an area of dense, 30-foot-tall bamboo off Antelope Road on Oct. 22 and 23. A half-dozen Metro Fire vehicles responded to…

2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: arrests, attempted robbery, stolen vehicle
Latest Citrus Heights police logs include an attempted robbery of a woman in the Safeway parking lot, trouble with an ex-girlfriend’s son pouring urine on a vehicle seat, an arrest made related to a stolen vehicle at Auburn…