CHPD: Nearly 50% of DUI arrests involve someone reporting the driver
See a possible DUI driver on the road? Call 911. It works. That’s the message Citrus Heights Police Ron Lawrence has for drivers and residents who see vehicles swerving in-and-out of traffic and exhibiting drunk or drugged driving…
6 new faces appear on latest Citrus Heights most-wanted list
Citrus Heights police have published a newly updated list of eight most-wanted suspects the department is seeking to apprehend for outstanding warrants. Individuals pictured on the list range in age from 29 to 48 years old and are…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: prostitution, machete man, chop shop
Latest police logs include reports of possible prostitution activity outside a bank on Lichen Drive, a machete-wielding man roving the streets at 1 a.m., trouble at Stones Casino, and a neighbor reporting a possible “chop shop” on his…
Coffee with a Cop: officers talk drones, homelessness & traffic
Sentinel staff report– The parking lot was full and inside was standing-room only at Java Cherry on Van Maren Lane Wednesday morning, as several dozen residents came out for the latest “Coffee with a Cop” event sponsored by…
Fire, flooding damage Citrus Heights home on Mariposa Ave
Sentinel staff report– An odd mix of both flooding and fire struck a Citrus Heights home Friday night, after Metro Fire said a fire in the attic melted through a water pipe and saturated the home with several…
Citrus Heights PD release images of suspects in $250k diamond heist
Updated Oct. 3, 12:56 p.m.– On Tuesday, Citrus Heights police released surveillance images of suspects sought in connection with a $250,000 diamond heist that occurred in April. Police said in an Oct. 3 news release that two men…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: stolen windmill, assault, suspicious activity
Latest police logs include a 6-foot-tall windmill reportedly being stolen from a front yard, unfounded claims of a bike robbery outside a convenience store, trouble with an ex-boyfriend, and an argument between two roommates resulting in an attempted…
Citrus Heights coffee shop window smashed again; homeless suspected
The owner of Java Cherry, a popular local coffee house on Van Maren Lane in Citrus Heights, says her storefront window was smashed early Wednesday morning — the third time in the past five years. “I just showed…
Citrus Heights sees spike in burglaries, drop in violent crime
Sentinel staff report– Latest crime data released by the Citrus Heights Police Department shows a sharp rise in burglaries in the city so far in 2017, compared to the same period last year. Data also shows an overall…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: arson, mariachi music, grand theft
Latest police logs include reports of a man with a knife outside Grand Oaks Elementary, “mariachi music” causing a disturbance with neighbors on a dead-end street, grand theft at Rite Aid, an arson report of a neighbor setting…
