Citrus Heights Sentinel
Citrus Heights News Briefs: red light cams, garbage fire, city council, leadership
Latest news briefs include trash catching fire in a garbage truck on Greenback Lane, Citrus Heights’ red light camera controversy hitting the evening news, upcoming public hearings at city hall, and an update on a police-sponsored Youth Leadership…
Hot August Bites in Citrus Heights is revving things up for 2017 event
The annual Hot August Bites event at Rusch Park is changing things up a bit this year with a different time and layout — although live music, free swimming, a beer garden, food trucks, and a car show…
Q&A: why isn’t roadwork on Sunrise Blvd done at night?
With the city’s announcement that one lane of Sunrise Boulevard near Sayonara Drive will be closed on weekday’s from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. to allow for drainage improvements, some residents have questioned why the work wasn’t scheduled…
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…
Letters: red light cameras, jaywalking, pedestrian barrier fence
Latest letters and comments from readers focused on varying perspectives on pedestrian safety as well as the city’s move to add more red light cameras in Citrus Heights, with some claiming the cameras enhance safety and others claiming…
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…
Tiny theatre in Citrus Heights offers comedy, drama in unlikely place
Citrus Heights residents no longer have to go downtown to see a quality show — as long as they don’t mind the size of the theatre, that is. Tucked away next to a barber shop in the Aquarium…
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…
