Citrus Heights police announce $10k heroin bust; suspect held without bail
A 38-year-old Citrus Heights man was arrested on Friday after detectives seized about $10,000 in heroin from a residence near San Juan and Madison avenues. Police said approximately 4.5 ounces of heroin and “evidentiary items related to the…
24-year-old probationer charged with attempted murder in Citrus Heights robbery
Citrus Heights police announced the arrest of a 24-year-old man who is suspected of stabbing a woman while robbing her home early Wednesday morning. Police credited fast-acting neighbors with aiding in the arrest after the suspect was tackled…
Neighbors take down Citrus Heights burglary suspect after woman stabbed
Citrus Heights police have arrested one man after neighbors reportedly tackled a suspected burglar to the ground following a stabbing at a home near Greenback Lane and San Juan Avenue, according to area news reports. The incident reportedly…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: suspicious activity, vandalism, assault threats
Latest Citrus Heights police logs include trouble with an “erratic” employee at Stones Casino, a man reportedly walking through Burlington Coat Factory holding a kitchen knife, vandalism and assault threats from a woman’s ex-boyfriend, and transients strewing garbage…
National Night Out brings police, neighbors together in Citrus Heights
More than a dozen neighborhoods in Citrus Heights celebrated National Night Out on Tuesday, with barbecues, ice cream socials, and even a small parade. The annual event is held around the country on the first Tuesday in August,…
How much money do red light cameras actually make?
Automated red light cameras are commonly accused by motorists of being “revenue generators,” but how much money do they actually generate? After the Citrus Heights city council voted 4-1 to expand the city’s red light camera program in…
2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: gun theft spike, domestic violence, burglaries
Latest Citrus Heights police logs include a trio of residential firearm thefts, a grab-and-run attempt at Kohl’s, domestic violence on Autumn Oak Court, grade-school panhandlers on Tupelo Drive, and a loitering homeless woman “yelling at a tree” outside…
Neighborhoods, police prep for National Night Out events in town
Police and neighborhood groups across Citrus Heights are once again preparing for National Night Out, an annual crime-fighting effort held around the country on the first Tuesday in August. Billed as “America’s night out against crime,” the effort…
CHPD seeks to identify church burglary suspect who brought kids along
At first glance, surveillance images released this week by Citrus Heights police appear to show a group of kids in a Sunday school room with a teacher. But with the church reporting stolen property and a time stamp…
Citrus Heights to add more red light cameras at intersections, but do they work?
New red light cameras are slated to be installed by the end of July at two intersections along Greenback Lane in Citrus Heights, following a police recommendation and 4-1 approval by the city council earlier this month. The…
