Citrus Heights Sentinel

Citrus Heights This Month: what’s happening in June
Local events and activities happening around town this month include the annual Red, White & Blue Parade, Relay for Life at San Juan High School, and a free showing of “Star Wars: The Force Awakens.” Here’s some highlights…

New ‘Crepes & Burgers’ cafe to open in Citrus Heights
A pair of chefs are turning the old Charlie’s Cafe building on Auburn Boulevard into what they describe will be a cafe-style atmosphere with crepes, burgers, beer and more. Jose Garcia and his business partner, Martin Garcia, met…

Citrus Heights Police Logs: May 19-26
Direct links to the Citrus Heights Police Department’s daily incident logs from May 19 to May 26, 2016:

Citrus Heights News Briefs: arson update, mosquitoes, dancing cops
Latest news briefs in Citrus Heights include an arson investigation update on three suspicious fires near Costco, dancing cops at a local fundraiser, restaurant news, and outdoor safety tips to prevent the spread of West Nile virus. Video…

Citrus Heights police officers show off dance skills at fundraiser
A video published by the Citrus Heights Police Activities League (PAL) on May 25 shows uniformed officers performing at a PAL fundraiser held earlier this month at the Citrus Heights Community Center. The video’s descriptions says the choreographed…

Memorial Day 2016: two local services planned for May 30
Residents in the Citrus Heights area will have an opportunity to attend one of two local Memorial Day events on May 30 — one at Sylvan Cemetery on Auburn Boulevard and the other on Greenback Lane at Mount…

Memorial Day weekend DUI checkpoint announced by Citrus Heights PD
A Memorial Day weekend DUI and drivers license checkpoint will be conducted at “an undisclosed location” in Citrus Heights, police said in a news release this week. In a statement authored by Sgt. Brian Fritsch, police said the…

Citrus Heights police offer program to help return stolen property
If your valuables were stolen and recovered by police, would officers have any way to know it belonged to you? Resolving that problem is something the Citrus Heights Police Department says it seeks to address through offering a…

‘Suspicious package’ report shuts down Greenback Lane for 2 hours
Citrus Heights police temporarily shut down Greenback Lane around 3 p.m. Wednesday after receiving a call about an “oddly” behaving man dropping off a “suspicious package” near San Juan High School and Metro Fire Station 21. After an…

Man killed in Citrus Heights apartment shooting ID’d by coroner
A 35-year-old man who was killed in an officer-involved shooting in Citrus Heights on Thursday has been identified by the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office. The May 19 shooting involved Jaime Ide, of Citrus Heights, who was killed in…