Citrus Heights Sentinel

New barber shop offers ‘Luxury Fades’ in Citrus Heights
By Stacey Hanks– Bald tapers, combover skins and curly high top fades. They sound more like the type of moves acrobatic stuntmen or professional skateboarders would be doing rather than the names of hairstyles, but they are just…

Judge gives man 141 years for multiple shootings, murder in Citrus Heights
Sentinel staff report– One of the men found guilty by a jury earlier this year for several shootings and the 2015 murder of a 19-year-old in Citrus Heights has been given the maximum sentence possible for his crimes,…

LETTERS: home prices, potholes, neighborhood blight
Latest letters to the editor comment on housing price trends in Citrus Heights, potholes, blight in neighborhoods, and rental housing inspections.

Citrus Heights Police Logs: cracked windshield, parking spaces, homeless
Latest police logs include a driver having their windshield cracked by a truck spewing rocks on Sunrise Boulevard, a man reportedly being assaulted by his step-daughter, and a bloody fight over a parking space at Safeway…

Citrus Heights police announce DUI checkpoint this weekend
Sentinel staff report– Another DUI and drivers license checkpoint will be conducted this weekend in Citrus Heights, police said in a news release and social media postings on Monday…

YARD SALE: Citrus Heights Marching Band to again hold huge fundraiser
A large yard sale benefiting the Citrus Heights Community Marching Band will be held on Aug. 24-26 and Aug. 31-Sept. 3 this year, with organizers saying items will include appliances, musical instruments, clothing, camping gear, furniture, and a…

Citrus Heights now has two new police commanders
By Stacey Hanks– The Citrus Heights Police Department has announced the promotion of two of its lieutenants to fill recent vacancies of two commander positions, the third highest position in the department under the Assistant Chief and Chief…

The Civic Minute: what’s happening at Citrus Heights City Hall? (Aug. 23)
Sentinel staff report– The city council’s agenda packet for Thursday night is a whopping 2,606 pages long, almost entirely devoted to an extensive environmental impact report for the proposed 260-home Mitchell Farms housing development. Other items include a…

Citrus Heights police arrest suspect after firing ‘less-than-lethal’ shotgun round
Sentinel staff report– Police said a 32-year-old man was taken into custody with only a minor injury on Monday after officers utilized a “less-than-lethal” shotgun round while responding to a volatile incident involving the man and his grandparents…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: arrest, mosquito update, house fire, water
Latest local news briefs include video of a house fire on Butternut Drive, an update on aerial spraying for mosquitoes, police arresting a drug dealer, and latest news on the Citrus Heights Water District election…