Citrus Heights PD hands out free steering wheel locks to combat auto theft
Following a 39 percent spike in motor vehicle theft in the city last year, the Citrus Heights Police Department announced a new campaign this week to help arm owners of the most commonly stolen vehicles with a tool…
Man arrested after fire rips through Citrus Heights home
Citrus Heights police confirmed that a man was arrested after a major fire caused extensive damage to a home on Glen Echo Street Monday afternoon. He is believed to be the home’s primary resident, according to neighbors. Fire…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: carjacking, stolen oil, transients… (Mar. 16-23)
Latest Citrus Heights police logs in March include reports of a carjacking outside a church food closet, thieves reportedly stealing motor oil from a preschool on Old Auburn Road, a mob of panhandling transients on Greenback Lane, and…
Statistics & Slides: Citrus Heights Police Chief Annual Report (March 9, 2017)
The latest annual report from the Citrus Heights Police Department was delivered to the city council on March 9 by Police Chief Ron Lawrence, covering crime and collision statistics, as well as crime reduction strategies and goals for…
Shooting: police arrest Citrus Heights man on attempted murder charges
A 29-year-old man was arrested by Citrus Heights police Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murder, officials said in a news release late Wednesday afternoon. Just before 10 p.m. on March 21, police said officers responded to a call…
Annual report: overall crime up 4% in Citrus Heights
Motor vehicle theft, aggravated assault, and arson all saw at least double-digit increases in Citrus Heights during 2016, while robbery and homicides saw double-digit drops, according to the latest annual crime report delivered to council members by Police…
CHPD: man killed after vehicle hits utility pole on Greenback Lane
Police said a 62-year-old driver was killed Saturday morning after his vehicle left the roadway and struck a utility pole on Greenback Lane. The collision marks the third fatality on Citrus Heights roadways in 2017. In a news…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: March 9-15th
Looking for records of local police activity? Here’s direct links to the Citrus Heights Police Department’s Daily Incident Logs for March 9 through March 15, 2017:
Police arrest student for bringing loaded gun, drugs to San Juan High School
Citrus Heights police said a 16-year-old student was arrested at San Juan High School on Wednesday after officers found a loaded handgun and marijuana in his backpack. In a news release issued Thursday morning, police said an anonymous…
Citrus Heights Police: latest DUI Checkpoint set for this weekend
Police will conduct a Saint Patrick’s Day weekend DUI and drivers license checkpoint in Citrus Heights, authorities announced in a news release on Wednesday. The checkpoint will be held at “an undisclosed location” in the city between 8…
Cold Case: 20 years later, DNA evidence ties man to rape of Fair Oaks teen
Two decades after a masked man entered a Fair Oaks home, tied up a mother and her two daughters at gunpoint and raped one of them, a 35-year-old man has plead guilty to the 1997 crime. Though unidentified…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: March 3-8th
Looking for records of local police activity? Here’s direct links to the Citrus Heights Police Department’s Daily Incident Logs for March 3 through March 8, 2017:
