Man causing 2 a.m. disturbance triggers frantic call of break-in to Citrus Heights PD
By Mike Hazlip— Residents in the area of Sunrise Boulevard and Old Auburn Road reported hearing heavy police activity with sirens just after 2 a.m. Friday as officers responded to a call from a resident who said someone…
Citrus Heights police investigating report of armed robbery in Kohl’s parking lot
By Mike Hazlip— Police are investigating a report of an armed robbery outside the Citrus Heights Kohl’s store that took place Tuesday afternoon.
34-year-old identified as man killed in Citrus Heights shooting last week
Sentinel staff report– The coroner’s office has released the name of the man killed in a shooting last Thursday near Lichen Drive as a 34-year-old resident of Roseville.
DoorDash ‘deactivates’ driver who allegedly stole tip jar from local restaurant
By Mike Hazlip— A DoorDash spokeswoman said Thursday that the company deactivated a delivery driver after security camera footage from a local Citrus Heights restaurant was publicized appearing to show the driver stealing a tip jar from the…
Shooting in Citrus Heights leaves one man dead
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights Police Department said a shooting occurred in a residential neighborhood Thursday evening, leaving one man fatally injured after he was struck multiple times by gunfire. In a news release on Friday, police…
Citrus Heights restaurant says ‘impatient’ delivery driver stole tip jar
By Mike Hazlip– Surveillance camera video on Thursday night from a local Citrus Heights eatery shows a man apparently waiting for an order grab a tip jar from the counter and walk out without the order.
Citrus Heights police chief to leave department next month
Sentinel staff report– In an announcement Thursday the City of Citrus Heights said its police chief, Ron Lawrence, will be leaving the helm of the local department to take a position leading another police department in Southern California.
Citrus Heights police investigating Sunday-night shooting on Auburn Blvd
By Mike Hazlip— The Citrus Heights Police Department is investigating another shooting that occurred Sunday evening on Auburn Blvd., about two blocks from where several other shootings occurred earlier this year.
Citrus Heights couple sentenced to decades behind bars for child porn, sexual assault
Sentinel staff report– Husband-and-wife accomplices Robert and Erin Mathis last week both received the maximum sentence possible for sex crimes involving possession of child pornography and sexual assault of children as young as one year old.
Homeowner arrested on arson charges after early morning fire in Citrus Heights
By Mike Hazlip— An early morning fire gutted a home on Locher Way in Citrus Heights on Tuesday leading to the arrest of the homeowner on arson charges — although her fiancé claims it was an accident.
