DUI checkpoint to be held in Citrus Heights this weekend, police announce
Sentinel staff report– Another DUI and drivers license checkpoint will be conducted this Friday and Saturday in Citrus Heights, police said in a news release issued this week.
Citrus Heights police dog commemorated for service, assisting in arrests
Sentinel staff report– The Citrus Heights Police Department announced the death of one of its former police dogs on Tuesday night, posting a photo of the K9 on social media along with a statement from the city’s police…
Q&A: Why do police leave bodies on the road after a traffic fatality?
Sentinel staff report– A recent traffic fatality in Citrus Heights where an 81-year-old woman’s body remained on the street for over an hour during rush hour traffic left some asking why police leave bodies of the deceased on…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: license plate thefts, suspicious bag, arrests
Latest police logs include reports of multiple license plate thefts, a suspicious bag outside a woman’s front gate, and a transient woman allegedly “trying to hit customers with her skateboard” outside the 7-Eleven store at the corner of…
Coroner identifies pedestrian killed at Auburn/Greenback as 81-year-old woman
Sentinel staff report– A pedestrian who was fatally struck by a truck in Citrus Heights last Wednesday has been identified by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office as 81-year-old Teresa Lewis. According to an obituary published in The Sacramento…
Citrus Heights police join statewide crackdown on distracted driving
Sentinel staff report– Additional officers will be on the streets handing out tickets and educating drivers during the month of April as part of a statewide campaign against distracted driving, the Citrus Heights Police Department said in a…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: burglary, arrests, dine-and-dash
Latest police logs include reports of a homeless man at Rusch Park claiming to be a police officer, trouble at a hoarder house, and a dine-and-dash incident at Coco’s restaurant.
Helmet cam shows inside look at Metro Fire responding to Citrus Heights blaze
Sentinel staff report– New helmet camera footage compiled by Metro Fire shows a first-person look inside firefighting efforts in Citrus Heights, as captured while crews responded to the scene of an apartment engulfed by flames on Auburn Boulevard…
Police Chief: violent crime dropped 12% in Citrus Heights during 2017
Sentinel staff report– An annual crime report presented to the Citrus Heights City Council by the police chief in March showed an overall decrease in violent crime in the city last year, along with increases in several categories…
Citrus Heights Police Logs: animal abuse, red-light runner, anti-police mob
Latest police logs include a red-light runner being arrested after crashing into a wall near Greenback Lane and Sunrise Boulevard, two men observed hitting a dog with a baseball bat near Twin Oaks Avenue, and a large group…
Pedestrian killed in collision with truck at Auburn/Greenback intersection
Sentinel staff report– Multiple lanes of traffic at the intersection of Auburn Boulevard and Greenback Lane were closed down by Citrus Heights police Wednesday afternoon, following a fatal collision involving a pedestrian and a truck. As of 6:30…
Meet your local Community Services Officer in Citrus Heights
Larissa Wasilevsky has been with the Citrus Heights Police Department since 2006, the same year the department was formed. She wears a badge, but she doesn’t carry a gun…
