Phillip Pesola contributed to this report-
Latest incident logs released by Citrus Heights police include a reckless driving incident at Mesa Verde High School resulting in an arrest, burglary reports at Riebies Auto Center and CubeSmart storage, and reports of a homeless camp at St. Marks Lutheran Church.
A Sentinel review of incident logs posted by police show a total of 1,170 incidents listed from May 5-10, 2023.
Comparison data from the prior week has not been included due to a delay in police releasing logs for May 11. Numbers will appear lower in this week’s report due to the report only covering a six-day period.
Categories of note are listed below:
- Animal control: 44
- 911 hangups: 45
- Code enforcement: 44
- Traffic accidents: 21
- Vehicle violations: 269
- Theft: 45
- Homeless-related: 14
- Vandalism: 5
- Violent/threats: 32
- Disturbance: 99
- Suspicious circumstances: 127
Arrests by date. Most active arrest day(s) this period: Tuesday. Most active arrest day during prior week: Thursday.
- May 5: 4
- May 6: 6
- May 7: 3
- May 8: 2
- May 9: 7
- May 10: 2
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.
Police advise that total numbers of incidents and arrests may differ from weekly totals released by police on social media, due to not all incidents and arrests appearing in police logs.
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.
