Fire, flooding damage Citrus Heights home on Mariposa Ave
Sentinel staff report– An odd mix of both flooding and fire struck a Citrus Heights home Friday night, after Metro Fire said a fire in the attic melted through a water pipe and saturated the home with several…
Citrus Heights PD release images of suspects in $250k diamond heist
Updated Oct. 3, 12:56 p.m.– On Tuesday, Citrus Heights police released surveillance images of suspects sought in connection with a $250,000 diamond heist that occurred in April. Police said in an Oct. 3 news release that two men…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: stolen windmill, assault, suspicious activity
Latest police logs include a 6-foot-tall windmill reportedly being stolen from a front yard, unfounded claims of a bike robbery outside a convenience store, trouble with an ex-boyfriend, and an argument between two roommates resulting in an attempted…
Citrus Heights coffee shop window smashed again; homeless suspected
The owner of Java Cherry, a popular local coffee house on Van Maren Lane in Citrus Heights, says her storefront window was smashed early Wednesday morning — the third time in the past five years. “I just showed…
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…
