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2017 Citrus Heights Police Logs: machine gun, stolen steak, grand theft

Latest Citrus Heights police logs include a neighbor reportedly constructing a 50-caliber “machine gun mount,” grand theft at Harris Gas on Auburn Boulevard, a 12-year-old boy arrested for vandalism, and a pair of thieves caught stealing $500 worth of steaks from Food Maxx.

The following is a summary of select incidents listed in the Citrus Heights Police Department’s daily incident bulletins for Oct. 10-16th.

October 16, 2017: Total of 57 incidents listed.
Incident report categories of note: 16 disturbance-related, 12 homeless-related, 1 burglary, 2 petty thefts, 1 grand theft, 1 assault report, and 3 collisions.

10:30 a.m., Grand theft, Harris Industrial Gases on Auburn Blvd. Cylinders valued up to $1,000 were reported stolen from Harris Industrial Gases on Auburn Blvd. The theft was believed to have occurred over the weekend and also resulted in several security cameras being damaged. Police were advised that some video of the suspect was recorded. Disposition listed: report taken.

8:37 p.m., Brandishing weapon, Lialana Way. A man was approached by a stranger who allegedly pulled a gun on him and “told him he could shoot him and walked away.” The incident occurred on Lialana Way, off Sayonara Drive. Disposition listed: report taken.

10:14 p.m., Domestic violence, Salishan Apartments on Kilarney Lane. A man was seen walking around the Salishan Apartment complex wearing only his underwear and yelling at a woman in a black Nissan Altima. It was suspected that he was on drugs at the time. Disposition listed: report taken.

October 15, 2017: Total of 61 incidents listed.
Incident report categories of note: 14 disturbance-related, 8 homeless-related, 1 burglary, 2 petty thefts, 1 grand theft, 2 assault reports, and 3 collisions.

2:53 p.m., Vandalism, Westbrook Drive. A 12-year-old boy was arrested after a neighbor caught him spray painting a woman’s car. The juvenile reportedly had gotten into a fight with the woman’s 13-year-old daughter the prior day. Disposition listed: arrest.

4:23 p.m., Criminal threats report, Wells Avenue. A man driving a gold Toyota arrived at a home on Wells Avenue and reportedly told the resident, “I could have killed you right now, boom, boom, boom.” The threat was accompanied by hand gestures representing a gun, though no weapon was seen. Disposition listed: advised.

4:49 p.m., Robbery, Raley’s on Lichen Drive. Raley’s reported ongoing problems with transients trying to steal the store’s shopping carts, with a most recent incident involving a woman ramming a cart into the store’s manager. The manager was reportedly uninjured by the shopping cart, as he declined medical attention. Disposition listed: “due diligence.”

October 14, 2017: Total of 78 incidents listed.
Incident report categories of note: 21 disturbance-related, 7 homeless-related, 2 burglaries, 5 petty thefts, 2 assault reports, and 6 collisions.

5:24 a.m., Burglary, Jehovah’s Witness on Sylvan Road. Several hundred dollars worth of tools were reportedly stolen from a shed at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Sylvan Road.  The skylight of one of the sheds had been removed and the door had been broken through. Disposition listed: report taken.

11:14 a.m., Suspicious circumstances, Farmgate Way. A resident on Farmgate Way, off Mariposa Avenue, reported that a neighbor had been “creating a machine gun mount.” The mount was usually left empty, but the neighbor had reportedly seen it with “a 50 caliber mounted today.” Disposition listed: advised.

11:23 a.m., Petty theft, Food Maxx on Sunrise Boulevard. Two men were seen inside Food Maxx allegedly stealing $500 worth of steak. The manager told the police he thought they had a gun, although no weapon was seen. Disposition listed: advised.

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Note: The Sentinel compiles summaries of select local police incident bulletins each week as a service to the public, based on data available from CHPD. Police advise that the information included in daily bulletins are summaries of calls for service for each day, with information “deemed confidential” not included in the record. CHPD states that the information noted on its daily bulletins is what was reported to police by callers, or in person, and therefore “may or may not actually reflect the true content of an incident.”

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