Phillip Pesola contributed to this report-
Latest incident logs released by Citrus Heights police include petty theft at Rite Aid, a trespassing arrest at Sylvan Oaks Library, vandalism on Fair Oaks Boulevard, and an uptick in homeless-related calls.
A Sentinel review of incident logs posted by police show a total of 1,391 incidents listed from April 21-27, 2023.
Categories of note with comparison numbers from the previous week are listed below:
- Arrests: 31 (down from 39)
- Animal control: 47 (up from 38)
- 911 hangups: 50 (up from 43)
- Code enforcement: 58 (up from 24)
- Traffic accidents: 36 (up from 31)
- Vehicle violations: 250 (up from 181)
- Theft: 36 (down from 41)
- Homeless-related: 16 (up from 12)
- Vandalism: 9 (same as prior week)
- Violent/threats: 23 (up from 21)
- Disturbance: 93 (down from 98)
- Suspicious circumstances: 165 (up from 115)
- All incidents: 1391 (up from 1312)
Arrests by date. Most active arrest day(s) this period: Thursday and Friday. Most active arrest day during prior week: Friday.
- April 27: 7 arrests
- April 26: 6 arrests
- April 25: no arrests
- April 24: 5 arrests
- April 23: 2 arrests
- April 22: 4 arrests
- April 21: 7 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, such as arrests of minors.
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.
