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Q&A: Why do police announce DUI checkpoints in advance?

Ever wonder why police publicize DUI checkpoint operations in advance and send out alerts to media prior to setting up a checkpoint? If so, you’re not alone. Dave Gutierrez, special operations lieutenant for the Citrus Heights Police Department,…

Pastor's Citrus Heights

Meet Randy Pastor, of Pastor’s Auto Center in Citrus Heights

By Hazel Ford– Randy Pastor and his wife, Karen, are the managers and owners of their long-time family business at the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Old Auburn Road in Citrus Heights. What began as a small gas…

Police car lights, light bar. Citrus Heights Sentinel. Photo by Luke Otterstad

Citrus Heights police to join statewide DUI crackdown for Super Bowl weekend

Sentinel staff report– In a news release issued last week Citrus Heights police announced their “game plan” for Super Bowl Sunday: deploy extra teams of officers on the streets to seek, stop, and arrest intoxicated drivers — including…

Bearpaw Village Townhouses

Letter: new townhouse rentals will be a great update for Sylvan Corners

By Jennifer Haley, Citrus Heights resident– The proposed housing on Sylvan Corners is what Citrus Heights needs: an update.

city hall, Citrus Heights

13 boards, committees you didn’t know Citrus Heights council members serve on

Sentinel staff report– Each year, Citrus Heights City Council members approve appointments from their own ranks to serve on various boards, commissions, and subcommittees to address local and regional issues like sewer, law enforcement, libraries, air quality, and…

Citrus Heights police logs. // CH Sentinel

2018 Citrus Heights Police Logs: stolen shrimp, collision spike, ‘grab and run’

Latest Citrus Heights police logs include a woman in her late 50s reportedly stealing shrimp and alcohol from Smart & Final, all four wheels stolen off a 2017 Honda at an apartment complex, and a collision spike on…

Allen Franks. Citrus Heights Police Department

DJI Announces Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Zoom Drones

This is some dummy copy. You’re not really supposed to read this dummy copy, it is just a place holder for people who need some type to visualize what the actual copy might look like if it were…

Sue Frost, supervisor

Guest Opinion: here’s why our roads are in horrible condition

Guest opinion column by County Supervisor Sue Frost– As I enter my second year as your County Supervisor, I find myself reflecting on what I have learned about the communities that I represent. I have learned that we…

Citrus Heights, boarded up home

City considering purchase of run-down property at Mariposa/Old Auburn

Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights council members will hold a closed-door meeting Thursday evening to discuss the potential purchase of a 2.7-acre property with a boarded-up home at the corner of Mariposa Avenue and Old Auburn Road, according…

Anthony Aka, Missing Person

Police: at-risk Citrus Heights man missing again; silver alert issued

Sentinel staff report– Police initiated a Silver Alert notification Wednesday night, after a 58-year-old Citrus Heights resident was reported missing. According to a Citrus Heights Police Department news release, resident Anthony Aka was reported missing by a family…