The Fair Oaks McDonald’s at the corner of Sunrise Boulevard and Madison Avenue is currently located just a few feet outside Citrus Heights city limits, but if things go as planned, the fast-food restaurant will soon be relocating across the street to the new Citrus Heights shopping center under development.
McDonald’s spokesperson Natalie Aronson said the decision was made due to the current facility outgrowing its capacity over the past 20 years, and the new location promises to feature a larger, modern design and site plan.” She said the new store will be almost 900 square feet larger than the existing facility.
McDonald’s will join Smart & Final and several other restaurants to make up the new shopping plaza under construction at the old Capital Nursery site on Sunrise Boulevard. So far, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches and Black Bear Diner have been confirmed for the new plaza, according to The Edwards Company — the commercial real estate group seeking to fill the two remaining retail spots on the plaza.
Although The Edwards Group says the new plaza will be open in January 2016, Aronson said McDonald’s expects to begin construction in “the first quarter” of 2016. She said the existing location will remain open until the new store is ready to serve customers in summer 2016.
Citrus Heights police said a 54-year-old man was arrested on charges of attempted murder and mayhem after allegedly inflicting multiple stab wounds to a man in Tempo Park near Fair Oaks Boulevard Wednesday night.
Around 10:23 p.m., police said officers were dispatched to the area of Tempo Park after neighbors reported hearing a man calling for help from the park. Shortly after, another caller reported a man had knocked on a door asking for help, according to a police news release.
Officers found the injured man and he provided them with a description of the suspect, who officers believed was still in Tempo Park. The suspect, Jose Partida of Carmichael, was located and arrested after officers set up a perimeter around the park, with assistance from Roseville police.
Although an investigation is still ongoing, police believe the two men involved knew eachother and said the stabbing “does not appear to have been a random act of violence.”
According to police, the stabbed man was rushed into emergency surgery at a local hospital and is expected to survive, although his injuries were described as significant.
The Citrus Heights Police Department requests that anyone with information relating to this crime to contact detectives at (916) 727-5500.
Photos provided by the Citrus Heights Police Department of three of the men arrested Tuesday. Two others arrested were both 17-year-old juveniles.
Following a 2 a.m. high-speed chase Tuesday morning, Citrus Heights police announced the arrest of five suspects — including two juveniles — with charges ranging from robbery, burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, felony evading of officers, conspiracy, and vandalism.
The incident occurred early Tuesday when Citrus Heights police said a resident on the 13000 block of Fair Oaks Boulevard reported hearing what he thought was a gunshot and seeing three people on his neighbor’s property “yelling at someone to get on the ground and making some reference to money.”
Responding officers observed several males running from the house into a silver vehicle which left “at a high rate of speed” and refused to stop, according to a news release from the Citrus Heights Police Department. A chase began, with the suspect vehicle running through several intersections and turning its headlights off. Items were also seen being tossed from the vehicle, with officers later recovering a pellet gun and a five-gallon bucket of marijuana along the chase route.
Police said officers were able to block the suspects’ vehicle in a parking lot, where two suspects fled on foot and the other three suspects remaining in the vehicle were detained. A Citrus Heights police dog was able to “apprehend” one of the fleeing suspects, who was later treated at a local hospital for an injury and then released for booking, according to police.
The other suspect was detained after a perimeter was established with help from the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department, Roseville and Folsom police, and the California Highway Patrol. Officers found the suspect when several residents reported a man knocking on apartment doors, claiming to have been in a car accident.
Suspects arrested were identified as 22-year-old Tevin Bolten of Sacramento, 19-year-old John Sherrard of Orangevale, and 19-year-old Darius Pope of Fair Oaks — all of whom were booked at the Sacramento County Jail . Police said the other two suspects were both 17 years old and were booked at the Sacramento County Juvenile Hall.
Police believe the victim and suspects knew each other and that the victim was “specifically targeted for the marijuana stolen.” According to the police news release, no evidence of a gun being fired was found on scene, as had been initially reported.
Citrus Heights police said the neighbor who called in the initial report of a gunshot can be “partially credited” with the quick resolution to Tuesday’s incident, encouraging citizens to be “vigilant” about what’s going on in their neighborhoods. Police said they advise residents to be cautious about letting unknown individuals into a home, saying it’s “likely much safer to offer to make a call for someone, rather than let them into your home.”
