Citrus Heights police: man fatally shot after firing at officers
Citrus Heights police said four officers responding to a domestic violence incident at a Greenback Lane apartment complex shot and killed a 35-year-old man Monday night, after the suspect allegedly fired at officers. Although “countless officers” responded to…
CHPD: 9 cited, 1 arrested at weekend DUI checkpoint
Citrus Heights police conducted a six-hour DUI checkpoint on San Juan Avenue Friday night, screening 689 vehicles and reporting nine citations, two vehicle impounds, and one arrest. Although eight sobriety tests were administered by officers with Citrus Heights…
Citrus Heights police investigate report of hand grenade found; explosion heard
Updated June 11, 12:23 p.m.– Citrus Heights police said a woman cleaning out her deceased father’s residence Wednesday reported finding a “World War II style hand grenade,” causing an explosives specialist to be deployed to the scene and…
CHPD: man found in street apparently run over; witnesses sought
Updated June 10, 10:19 a.m. with video link– After finding a seriously injured man lying in the street around 3 a.m. Sunday, Citrus Heights police are requesting assistance from the public to aid in their investigation. Police said…
Man fatally shot inside Citrus Heights residence, woman arrested
Police said a man was fatally shot inside a Citrus Heights residence early Saturday morning, with officers arresting a female suspect for involuntary manslaughter. Citrus Heights police said officers responded around 2:32 a.m. to a report of a…
11 arrested in Citrus Heights Memorial Day weekend DUI crackdown
Citrus Heights police were busy over Memorial Day weekend, reporting a total of 11 arrests, 13 vehicle tows and 37 citations issued during a two-night “Avoid the 15” DUI crackdown operation — with officers as far as Elk…
Man arrested for attempted murder at Citrus Heights park
Citrus Heights police said a 54-year-old man was arrested on charges of attempted murder and mayhem after allegedly inflicting multiple stab wounds to a man in Tempo Park near Fair Oaks Boulevard Wednesday night. Around 10:23 p.m., police…
Citrus Heights police arrest 5 suspects after robbery, chase
Following a 2 a.m. high-speed chase Tuesday morning, Citrus Heights police announced the arrest of five suspects — including two juveniles — with charges ranging from robbery, burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, felony evading of officers, conspiracy,…
Council honors Citrus Heights police sgt. for ‘heroic actions’
Updated May 16, 5:01 p.m.– During a council meeting Thursday, City leaders recognized Citrus Heights Police Sergeant David Gutierrez for “heroic actions,” after reports recently came to light about three situations where the sergeant responded to critical situations…
Citrus Heights PD seek help to ID gorilla mask suspect
On Wednesday, Citrus Heights police said detectives recently found digital evidence showing a “possible strong arm robbery” involving a man wearing a gorilla mask, believed to have occurred on April 20 around 1:54 p.m. According to a police…
