Citrus Heights sees spike in burglaries, drop in violent crime
Sentinel staff report– Latest crime data released by the Citrus Heights Police Department shows a sharp rise in burglaries in the city so far in 2017, compared to the same period last year. Data also shows an overall…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: arson, mariachi music, grand theft
Latest police logs include reports of a man with a knife outside Grand Oaks Elementary, “mariachi music” causing a disturbance with neighbors on a dead-end street, grand theft at Rite Aid, an arson report of a neighbor setting…
DUI checkpoint to be held in Citrus Heights this weekend, police announce
Another DUI and drivers license checkpoint will be conducted this Friday and Saturday in Citrus Heights, police said in a news release issued this week. The checkpoint will be held at “an undisclosed location” in the city between…
Citrus Heights PD: most-wanted lists are ‘working quite well’
Since August, Citrus Heights police have begun regularly publishing names and photos of most-wanted suspects sought by law enforcement — and so far police say that effort has proved successful. “The CHPD most-wanted list is working quite well,”…
Bank robbery: Citrus Heights police release images of suspect
Updated Sept. 20, 11:11 a.m.– Police released several images this week of a suspect who allegedly robbed a Wells Fargo Bank in Citrus Heights and made off with an “undisclosed amount of money.” Authorities said in a news…
2017 Citrus Heights police logs: burglaries, roommate trouble, golf clubs
Latest police logs include several burglaries, another indecent exposure report of a man flashing his female neighbor, a suspicious man with a golf club outside a 7-Eleven store, and an altercation outside the WIC office on Greenback Lane.…
CHPD: suspect in critical condition after pursuit, officer-involved shooting
An officer-involved shooting that followed a brief pursuit near Rusch Park left a 50-year-old suspect in critical condition, Citrus Heights police said in a news release late Thursday night. Police said the shooting occurred around 3:30 p.m. Thursday…
Citrus Heights PD: suspect shot near Rusch Park after vehicle pursuit
Citrus Heights police said a suspect was shot near Rusch Park on Thursday afternoon following a vehicle pursuit. In a brief statement on social media just after 4 p.m. Thursday, police said the sole suspect involved was taken…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: robbery, assault, indecent exposure
Latest Citrus Heights police logs include indecent exposure at Walmart, robbery of a driver on Antelope Road, criminal threats at an apartment complex, and an alleged assault at the 7440 Club on Auburn Boulevard. The following is a…
CHPD credits nonprofit partnership with drop in domestic violence incidents
By Hazel Ford– The Citrus Heights Police Department has been partnering with a local nonprofit crisis center for the past eight years in a collaborative effort to reduce domestic violence — and latest statistics released by police indicate…
Citrus Heights police investigating apartment shooting on Mariposa Ave.
Detectives are currently investigating a shooting that occurred Tuesday night at an apartment complex in Citrus Heights. In a news release issued early Wednesday morning, police said officers responded to the 6300 block of Mariposa Avenue, near Greenback…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: assaults, transient arrest, ‘suspicious rugs’
Latest Citrus Heights police logs include a fight outside Pastor’s Auto Care, suspicious activity involving several teens seen “carrying rugs” on a small side street around 5:30 a.m., a pitbull allegedly attacking a McDonald’s employee, and a transient…
