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Citrus Heights Police Logs: Grand theft, arrows, stolen trucks

Latest police logs in Citrus Heights include numerous incidents involving homeless individuals, grand theft at Sunrise Mall, and an erratic woman reportedly shooting a bow and arrow at a home nearby the Rusch Skate Park.

The following is a summary of select incidents listed in the Citrus Heights Police Department’s daily incident bulletins for July 23, 2019. Additional logs are linked below.

Tuesday, July 23, 2019: Total of 91 incidents reported. Incident report categories of note: 37 calls regarding suspicious activities, 18 disturbance-related, 12 homeless-related, 1 petty theft, 2 grand thefts, 5 collisions, and 3 reports of stolen vehicles. 

12:44 a.m., Suspicious Circumstances, Florabelle Ave. An unknown male adult reportedly rang a resident’s doorbell and asked to stay the night. The resident told the man “no,” and then called police.

12:55 a.m., Suspicious Circumstances, Tishimingo Ct. A woman told police that someone had taken her shoe.

1:17 a.m., Assault, Stone Canyon Cr. Police responded to an incident involving a mother reportedly being thrown against a wall and pinned to the ground by her son.

3:56 a.m., Suspicious Circumstances, Glen Briar Drive. A female was observed wandering up and down a street near Glen Tree Drive and Old Auburn Road shortly before 4 a.m., “screaming at no one in particular.”

5:53 a.m., Disturbance Verbal, Community Drive. A resident called police about a man “sleeping in her bushes.” The man appeared to be under the influence of drugs and was reportedly threatening the resident and throwing items around in the yard.

12:16 p.m., Stolen Vehicle, Zeeland Drive. A white 2005 Chevy pickup truck was reportedly stolen overnight on a street near Mesa Verde High School, along with a trailer attached to it. About a mile away, a 2007 Chevy pickup was also reported stolen during the same time period, on Westchester Way.

12:25 p.m., Grand Theft, Sunrise Mall. More than $1,000 in jewelry was stolen from Sunrise Mall by a man wearing a baseball cap and burgundy colored jacket. He reportedly grabbed a tray of jewelry and then ran out of the mall to the south. A half-hour later, another grand theft incident was reported at Walmart on Auburn Boulevard, involving unspecified items.

3:00 p.m., Homeless Camp, Chipotle Mexican Grill on Sunrise Blvd. Police conducted a 72-hour re-check of a previously noticed homeless camp near Chipotle.

3:10 p.m., Burglary, The Muffler Shack on Auburn Blvd. A caller reported seeing two individuals making entry into a muffler shop through a vent on the side of the building. Police were advised that the business was closed.

5:26 p.m., Vandalism, Sam’s Club on Greenback Ln. Two suspects were observed spray painting a wall outside Sam’s Club.

7:07 p.m., Suspicious Circumstances, Rusch Skate Park on Antelope Rd. A woman in her late 40s was reportedly “shooting a bow and arrow” at a home nearby the Rusch Skate Park. Police were advised that the woman was acting erratically and appeared to be under the influence.

8:25 p.m., Assault, Walgreens at Greenback/Sunrise. Two homeless men were reportedly seen fighting outside Walgreens, with one man left on the ground and another walking off towards Lowe’s.

8:30 p.m., Assault, Tempo Park. A couple reported being attacked by a homeless man at Tempo Park on Fair Oaks Boulevard. The assailant was described as a white male adult, with long brown hair and a white shirt.

10:07 p.m., Stolen Vehicle, Montage Apartments on Fair Oaks Blvd. Police were called after a silver Scion TC was reportedly stolen from the Montage Apartments within the last 15 minutes. The vehicle had a broken window on the right side.

10:46 p.m., Disturbance Loitering, Leatherby’s Family Creamery on Antelope Rd. A homeless woman in her mid-40s wearing high heels was reportedly talking to herself and yelling at customers near the takeout tables at Leatherby’s.

Full logs: July 18 | July 19 | July 20 | July 21 | July 22 | July 23

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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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