Phillip Pesola contributed to this report–
Latest police logs in Citrus Heights over the past week include more than 1,200 incidents, involving animal control calls, 911 hangups, theft, crime, homeless issues and more.
A Sentinel review of incident logs posted by police for the period of April 1-7, 2023, show a total of 1,296 incidents listed. Categories of note include:
- Animal control: 51
- 911 hangups: 56
- Code enforcement: 39
- Traffic accidents: 27
- Vehicle violations: 173
- Theft: 35
- Homeless-related: 25
- Vandalism: 8
- Violent/threats: 38
- Disturbance: 131
- Suspicious Circumstances: 158
Arrests by date:
- April 7: 5 arrests
- April 6: 5 arrests
- April 5: 6 arrests
- April 4: 4 arrests
- April 3: 5 arrests
- April 2: 2 arrests
- April 1: 4 arrests
Full logs can be viewed on the Police Department’s website at: citrusheights.net/347/Incident-Logs
Citrus Heights police resumed publishing of daily incident logs in March 2023. The department notes that its logs “are not intended as a full and complete list of all police activity,” with some information not displayed for legal reasons.
The department further notes on its website that: “All arrested suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty. Additionally, the original crimes, nature of offenses, and charges may be amended or dismissed as further information is made available.”
*Editor’s note: The category of “violent/threats” includes all incidents listed as either: assault, brandishing a weapon, criminal threats report, domestic violence and shots into dwelling/vehicle.
