Citrus Heights Sentinel

Citrus Heights News Briefs: murder-suicide, ‘Stand Down’, Sylvan STEAM
News briefs this week in Citrus Heights include a suspected murder-suicide, a Stand Down event held to support homeless veterans, and a local woman appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown. Stand Down event packs parking lot, aids homeless veterans–…

American Idol star & Matt Nathanson coming to Citrus Heights this April
Updated April 8, 3:51 p.m.– Citrus Heights will attract some big names in the music industry this April, with CBS Radio announcing a Pet-a-Palooza event lineup last week that includes American Idol’s Haley Reinhart and singer-songwriters Matt Nathanson…

La Placita Dos closes Citrus Heights restaurant location
Updated March 31, 5:20 p.m.– A popular Mexican restaurant has permanently closed its doors in Citrus Heights, with diners being directed to the eatery’s remaining location a few miles away in Orangevale. “We are officially closed,” a recorded…

Citrus Heights community garden to host plant sale fundraiser
The all-organic Sylvan Ranch Community Garden in Citrus Heights will host its 3rd annual plant sale this April, with organizers inviting the public to pick up a plant or two to help support the nearly two-acre garden project.…

Citrus Heights police seek sexual assault suspect
Citrus Heights police released a sketch Monday afternoon of a man they said has been “peering into apartments” and is accused of sexually assaulting a female victim. In a news release issued around 4 p.m. Monday, police said…

Citrus Heights News Briefs: water use, fatal crash, Creek Week
Updated March 26, 11:19 p.m.– Latest news briefs include a fatal collision near Antelope Road, latest local water conservation figures, highlights from Thursday’s city council meeting, and a “Good Friday” DUI checkpoint update. Citrus Heights Water District: February…

Citrus Heights police logs: March 21-24
Police logs from March 21 to 24 include a sword-swinging teenager incident, several assaults, and a man reportedly “throwing food at customers” at Chipotle.
Citrus Heights police logs: March 18-20
Direct links to the Citrus Heights Police Department’s daily incident bulletins for March 18 – 20, 2016. March 18, 2016 | March 19, 2016 | March 20, 2016

Citrus Heights police team completes 120-mile ‘Baker to Vegas’ race
A team of Citrus Heights police officers joined with Folsom police last weekend to compete in a 120-mile endurance competition from Baker, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. The annual “Baker to Vegas” law enforcement relay run featured over…

Citrus Heights police announce Easter weekend DUI Checkpoint
An Easter weekend DUI and driver’s 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 on Wednesday, police said…