Citrus Heights Sentinel
Citrus Heights council approves first 6 streets to be repaved with SB 1 funds
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights City Council members on Thursday approved a contract for up to $723,000 to be used for repaving portions of six residential streets, totaling a distance of about 1.3 miles. The project is the first…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: Dine-and-Dash, football fight, robbery
Latest police logs include several adults reportedly getting into a fight at a San Juan High School football game, robbery at Grocery Outlet, a rash of assault reports, and a dine-and-dash incident at Texas Roadhouse on Sunrise Boulevard…
New Age boutique celebrates grand opening on Auburn Blvd
By Stacey Hanks– A funky little shop recently opened its doors in Citrus Heights — Cryptic Rose Unique Gifts, a boutique specializing in the accouterments and trappings of the metaphysical world.
Judge gives man more than 200-year sentence for Citrus Heights shootings
Sentinel staff report– A Sacramento judge sentenced 28-year-old RV Allahali Watson, Jr., to more than two centuries in prison on Friday for his role in a pair of brutal Citrus Heights shootings, one of which involved a teen…
Citrus Heights police officers help pull driver from burning car
Sentinel staff report– Two Citrus Heights police officers were credited with helping pull an unconscious driver from a burning vehicle on Auburn Boulevard, following an early morning collision on Thursday. In a news release, police said two officers…
The Civic Minute: What’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall (Sept. 27)
Sentinel staff report– Public hearings. Residential repaving contract. Development project. Transportation funding. Animal shelter services. Massage ordinance revision. Those are some of the topics on the agenda for the Citrus Heights City Council’s Sept. 27 meeting at City…
Burlington building in Citrus Heights listed at $9.75M
By Carole Hawkins– A large commercial building in Citrus Heights occupied for a decade by Burlington is on sale for $9.75 million. According to an online listing, Burlington Stores Inc. has occupied the 65,408-square-foot building since 2008, located…
Citrus Heights man arrested in connection with fatal apartment shooting
By Max Burlaka– A 30-year-old Citrus Heights man was among two suspects arrested last week for their alleged involvement in a shooting at a Howe Avenue apartment complex that took the life of a 27-year-old man last month…
CHPD: More than half of children are improperly buckled in car seats
By Gabriel Wray– Recent statistics show 35% of children under the age of 13 were killed in vehicle collisions where they were improperly fastened. In an effort to combat that fatal reality, Citrus Heights police are participating in…
San Juan school board candidates address problems with Citrus Heights schools
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights has long been criticized for having under-performing schools operated by the San Juan Unified School District, which has City leaders concerned that young families won’t be attracted to move to the area and…
