Citrus Heights Sentinel
Activist film crew: Citrus Heights PD passes ‘First Amendment audit’
A pair of traveling “cop-watchers” recently set up outside the Citrus Heights Police Department, filming anything that moved and zooming in on police vehicles and license plates. An edited version of the footage was uploaded to YouTube last…
2017 Community Camp Out to again fill Rusch Park with tents
Called “one of the best family events” in the city each year by organizers, Citrus Heights’ annual Community Camp Out is scheduled to once again take over Rusch Park with an activity-filled overnight event this July 22 and…
Citrus Heights man, 27, arrested in fatal parking lot shooting
A July 3 shooting at an apartment complex in Elk Grove left one man dead and a suspect briefly on the loose. Two days after the shooting, Elk Grove police announced 27-year-old Michael Jones, from Citrus Heights, had…
CHPD: new survey shows significant drop in homeless-related calls in Citrus Heights
The results of a Citrus Heights Police Department annual survey on homelessness are in: the homeless population has dropped in Citrus Heights and the number of homeless-related calls for service have dropped significantly as well. During the department’s…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: egging, Panera robbery, vandalism
Latest police logs include a report of a house being egged, strong-arm robbery at Panera Bread, scooter suspects vandalizing mailboxes and cars, and a naked man found bathing in a private spa at a housing complex. The following…
Citrus Heights News Briefs: local politics, attempted murder, campaign announcements
Latest local news briefs include an upcoming July 4 DUI enforcement effort, a Citrus Heights planning commissioner confirming plans to run for school board, Councilman Bret Daniels announcing his latest bid for county sheriff, and the arrest of…
Checkers: Local franchisee plans new burger drive-thru in Citrus Heights
Seasoned fries, big burgers, chicken wings and milkshakes will soon be served up in Citrus Heights at a new drive-thru restaurant on Auburn Boulevard, if everything goes as planned. Local Franchisee Ben Aibuedefe told The Sentinel his new…
Community voices: readers react to plan for new barrier fence at Auburn/Greenback
Plans to install new barrier fencing to reduce pedestrian-involved collisions near Auburn Boulevard and Greenback Lane drew mixed responses from readers over the past week. Here’s what readers have been saying in letters to the editor and on…
Citrus Heights PD announce arrest after violent attempted robbery at restaurant
On Wednesday evening, Citrus Heights police released surveillance video and announced the arrest of a shirtless man who allegedly “jumped the counter of a fast food restaurant and went after employees.” Police said suspect James Bradford Nelson III…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: irate parent, violent transient, out-of-control kids
Latest Citrus Heights police logs include officers being called to handle an irate parent at Skycrest Elementary, an out-of-control daughter allegedly assaulting her mother, teens causing a ruckus at a community pool, and a citation being issued after…
