Neighbors take down Citrus Heights burglary suspect after woman stabbed
Citrus Heights police have arrested one man after neighbors reportedly tackled a suspected burglar to the ground following a stabbing at a home near Greenback Lane and San Juan Avenue, according to area news reports. The incident reportedly…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: suspicious activity, vandalism, assault threats
Latest Citrus Heights police logs include trouble with an “erratic” employee at Stones Casino, a man reportedly walking through Burlington Coat Factory holding a kitchen knife, vandalism and assault threats from a woman’s ex-boyfriend, and transients strewing garbage…
National Night Out brings police, neighbors together in Citrus Heights
More than a dozen neighborhoods in Citrus Heights celebrated National Night Out on Tuesday, with barbecues, ice cream socials, and even a small parade. The annual event is held around the country on the first Tuesday in August,…
How much money do red light cameras actually make?
Automated red light cameras are commonly accused by motorists of being “revenue generators,” but how much money do they actually generate? After the Citrus Heights city council voted 4-1 to expand the city’s red light camera program in…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: gun theft spike, domestic violence, burglaries
Latest Citrus Heights police logs include a trio of residential firearm thefts, a grab-and-run attempt at Kohl’s, domestic violence on Autumn Oak Court, grade-school panhandlers on Tupelo Drive, and a loitering homeless woman “yelling at a tree” outside…
Neighborhoods, police prep for National Night Out events in town
Police and neighborhood groups across Citrus Heights are once again preparing for National Night Out, an annual crime-fighting effort held around the country on the first Tuesday in August. Billed as “America’s night out against crime,” the effort…
CHPD seeks to identify church burglary suspect who brought kids along
At first glance, surveillance images released this week by Citrus Heights police appear to show a group of kids in a Sunday school room with a teacher. But with the church reporting stolen property and a time stamp…
Citrus Heights to add more red light cameras at intersections, but do they work?
New red light cameras are slated to be installed by the end of July at two intersections along Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights, following a police recommendation and 4-1 approval by the city council earlier this month. The…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: threats at CHPD, vehicle vs. Taco Bell, pickpocketing
Latest Citrus Heights police logs include threats made at the police department counter, an arrest made after a neighbor allegedly poured paint stripper on truck, a grab-and-run theft at Victoria’s Secret, and a pickpocketer making off with a…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: diaper theft, road rage, transient mob
Latest Citrus Heights police logs include reports of a man stealing diapers from Dollar General on Auburn Boulevard, an arrest made at a youth services center, road rage on Greenback Lane, and a mob of 30 transients reportedly…
2017 CHPD stats show drop in fireworks calls, despite ‘war zone’ on streets
Police said calls for service related to fireworks surrounding the July 4 holiday this year dropped significantly in Citrus Heights compared to 2016 — although many residents, including the mayor, said sounds and sights of illegal fireworks seemed…
Alert witness credited in arrest of Citrus Heights storage unit burglary suspects
Citrus Heights police said two burglary suspects were apprehended Tuesday after a witness notified them that the pair was cutting locks at a storage facility on Greenback Lane shortly before dawn. In the statement sent to media on…
