2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: death threats, marijuana, fraud, handgun

Latest police logs include a transient man reportedly pulling a knife on a security guard on Greenback Lane, teens running off with “freshly cut marijuana” on Farmgate Way, and a man threatening to kill his neighbors at an apartment complex.

The following is a summary of select incidents listed in the Citrus Heights Police Department’s daily incident bulletins for Oct. 3-9th.

October 9, 2017: Total of 74 incidents listed.
Incident report categories of note: 15 disturbance-related, 4 homeless-related, three burglaries, 4 petty thefts, 4 assault reports, and 3 collisions.

7:17 a.m., Suspicious circumstances, Donut King on Greenback Ln. A parent believed that a known suspect sliced the seatbelt in their car, causing their two year old son to fly from his car seat and hit the seat in front of him. Disposition listed: report taken.

11:21 a.m., Burglary, Oak Grove Ave. An unknown person broke through a lock and entered a home on Oak Grove Avenue. Although nothing was reported missing, a bathroom mirror was shattered and a hole was cut through a wall. Disposition listed: advised.

12:19 p.m., Suspicious circumstances, Farmgate/Westgate. Three teenagers were seen running on Farmgate Way, one of whom was “holding branches of freshly cut marijuana” and a black trash bag. The other two were riding Razor scooters. Disposition listed: “unable to locate.”

10:23 p.m., Brandishing weapon, Pho Saigon Palace on Greenback Lane. A security guard told a transient man to leave the Pho Saigon Palace restaurant and threatened to pepper spray him when he became aggressive. The transient then allegedly pulled out a knife and waved it at the guard, who retreated back to his car. Disposition listed: assisted.

October 8, 2017: Total of 51 incidents listed.
Incident report categories of note: 13 disturbance-related, 4 homeless-related, 3 burglaries, 0 petty thefts, 4 assault reports, and 4 collisions.

12:26 p.m., Vehicle burglary, Walmart on Auburn Blvd. Two cameras worth approximately $1,600 were stolen from a silver 2008 Toyota Tacoma, parked just 10 spaces from the entrance to Walmart. The break-in, which occurred on Sept. 30, also resulted in several credit cards being taken. The owner of the vehicle requested video surveillance recordings from Walmart. Disposition listed: advised.

7:58 p.m., Assault, Legacy Park Apartments on Sunrise East Way. A woman called police after her 16-year-old daughter reportedly punched her and tried to break a mirror with her feet. The girl was also seen smoking marijuana three hours before the time of the report. The caller said she wanted to press charges. Disposition listed: cancelled.

October 7, 2017: Total of 58 incidents listed.
Incident report categories of note: 17 disturbance-related, 4 homeless-related, 2 burglaries, 4 petty thefts, 3 assault reports, and 2 collisions.

4:03 a.m., Non-injury collision, Greenback/Sunrise. A collision between a truck and a minivan resulted in one of the cars flipping upside down. The call was transferred to Metro Fire. Disposition listed: assisted.

5:17 a.m., Verbal disturbance, Salishan Apartments on Patricks Lane. A man at the apartments reportedly began “threatening to kill his neighbors” and was ramming his truck into electric metal gates in front of the complex. He also pushed another man. Disposition listed: “gone on arrival.”

10:15 a.m., Suspicious circumstances, Glen Eva Way. A man told the police he had information on the “Vegas incident,” apparently referencing the recent deadly shooting in Las Vegas. He told police he had a note with names and license plates written on it. Disposition listed: advised.

2:05 p.m., Fraud/forgery, Mauana Way. A woman purchased $1,300 worth of medication over the internet, and when it didn’t help her she requested a refund. The seller told her that she would have to send them an additional $950 through Western Union before they could refund. After sending the additional money, they stopped answering her calls. Disposition listed: report taken.

7:13 p.m., Suspicious vehicle, San Simeon/Mariposa. Two men were seen driving up and down San Simeon several times, one of whom reportedly “lifted a handgun to show people that they were driving by that they have a gun.” At the time, there were several children playing outside and a few homeowners were in their garages with their doors open. Disposition listed: “unable to locate.”

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Note: The Sentinel compiles summaries of select local police incident bulletins each week as a service to the public, based on data available from CHPD. Police advise that the information included in daily bulletins are summaries of calls for service for each day, with information “deemed confidential” not included in the record. CHPD states that the information noted on its daily bulletins is what was reported to police by callers, or in person, and therefore “may or may not actually reflect the true content of an incident.”