Citrus Heights police arrest suspect after firing ‘less-than-lethal’ shotgun round
Sentinel staff report– Police said a 32-year-old man was taken into custody with only a minor injury on Monday after officers utilized a “less-than-lethal” shotgun round while responding to a volatile incident involving the man and his grandparents…
Police warn of scammers pretending to be CHPD in latest phone scam
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police are warning residents to not fall for a new phone scam involving a caller who claims to be with the Citrus Heights Police Department. At least one woman has already fallen victim…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: kissing, road rage, robbery
Latest police logs include reports of road rage on Sunrise Boulevard, a mother being “assaulted” by her 8 and 11-year-old children, four people seen kissing inside a car, and a robbery at an apartment complex near Sunrise Mall.
‘Crime Time’ TV special sheds more light on Golden State Killer suspect’s life
By Alec Pronk– A two-hour special aired on a popular cable TV channel last week offering dozens of fresh interviews and more details on the apparent “double-life” of the Golden State Killer suspect, Joseph DeAngelo, who lived in…
Man who shot Citrus Heights teen in head sentenced to 50 years to life
Sentinel staff report– Mario Andreas Contreras was sentenced on Wednesday to serve 50 years to life in prison for fatally shooting a Citrus Heights teen in the head, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office announced in a news…
Pedestrian, 22, killed after being hit by truck on Antelope Road
Sentinel staff report– Citrus Heights police blocked off a section of Antelope Road between Sunrise Boulevard and Mariposa Avenue Thursday night after a truck fatally hit a pedestrian who was “kneeling in the roadway.” In a news release…
Citrus Heights neighborhoods plan National Night Out events for Aug. 7th
Sentinel staff report– Police and neighborhood groups across Citrus Heights are once again planning to participate in National Night Out, an annual crime-fighting effort held around the country on the first Tuesday in August. Billed as “America’s night…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: nudity, power drill, angry customers
Latest police logs include reports of a transient woman exposing herself at Van Maren Park, a man being threatened by someone with a power drill, and a furious fast food customer.
Citrus Heights Police Logs: casino fight, tooth fillings, burglary
Latest police logs include a large fight outside Stones Casino, burglary at a paint shop on Greenback Lane, and a man reporting to police that his tooth fillings were speaking to him…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: stolen truck, shoplifting, transient issues
Latest police logs include multiple issues with transients at various businesses, a low-budget shoplifter at Walmart being caught with less than $10 worth of items, and a 14-foot flatbed truck being stolen from a new business just days…
