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  • ‘Suspicious’ office fire on Greenback Ln ruled arson by Metro Fire

    Fire ruled arson, greenback lane. Citrus Heights.
    A photo released by Metro Fire via Twitter on Monday shows crews responding to a an office fire on Greenback Lane.

    An early morning fire at a Citrus Heights office on Greenback Lane Monday was later ruled arson, according to Metro Fire officials.

    The blaze occurred around 1 a.m. on the 7400 block of Greenback Lane, with firefighters containing the blaze to a single office space and approximately $35,000 in damages. Metro Fire initially tweeted via its official Twitter account that the incident appeared “suspicious,” followed by a Tweet several hours later declaring the fire to have been arson.

    Photos released by Metro Fire appear to show fire damage to walls, dangling and burned ceiling portions, and a broken front window.

    Nearby business owners said the office space was vacant, but was scheduled to have a tattoo parlor open up shop soon, according to a Fox40 news report. Owners of the office were unable to be reached by The Sentinel on Monday.

    The fire is believed to have been the first arson of the year in Citrus Heights, with police recently reporting that arson had dropped by 25 percent in 2015. According to statistics released by the Citrus Heights Police Department last week, there were six arsons in 2015, compared to eight in 2014.

    Anyone with information about the fire is asked to contact Metro Fire’s anonymous tipline at (916) 859-3775.

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  • Citrus Heights This Week: what’s happening around town (July 20-26)

    Citrus Heights This Week: what’s happening around town (July 20-26)

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    Local events around Citrus Heights this week include several professional tennis matches at Sunrise Mall, another summer kids camp and train rides at the Citrus Town Center, a multi-state police motorcycle competition in the Sunrise Mall parking lot, and more.

    July 21: California Dream TeamTennis players will face the Springfield Lasers in the Dream Stadium outside Sunrise Mall, beginning Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. (Click for schedule and tickets.)

    July 23: California Dream is scheduled to play another match Thursday night, this time facing the San Diego Aviators and featuring the world-famous Bryan brothers — Mike and Bob — who are reportedly the most successful tennis duo of all time.

    Thuursday night will also feature a Citrus Heights city council meeting in the temporary Community Center location at 6300 Fountain Square Dr., beginning at 7 p.m. Council members are set to hear a quarterly report from the city treasurer, consider adoption of an amended pay rate schedule for the City, as well as hold two public hearings related to landscape maintenance assessment districts.

    [Document: July 23 city council meeting agenda packet]

    July 24: Beginning at 7:30 a.m., Sacramento County Supervisor Roberta MacGlashan will be hosting her monthly “Community Cabinet” meeting at Denny’s near the corner of Greenback Lane and Sunrise Boulevard. The Supervisor holds meetings 10 months out of the year to update the community on County happenings and typically invites a County executive to speak on a specific aspect of Sacramento governance.

    Across the street from Denny’s at the Citrus Town Center, kids and community members are invited to “hop aboard” for train rides and another Summer kids camp in the shopping plaza on Friday. The free “Summer Camp Adventure” begins at 10:30 a.m. and goes ’til noon, with mini-train rides available afterward until 2 p.m.

    [Related: July 25: Citrus Heights Police to host motorcycle competition, safety fair]

    July 25: Saturday will feature the third annual Traffic Safety Day and Police Motorcycle Competition, as police officers from across the western states plan to show off their motorcycle skills in the Sunrise Mall parking lot. The free Saturday event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will feature a safety-cone competition course for officers to navigate through in timed challenges, as well as a bike safety skills rodeo and bounce house for kids, vendor booths, and various demonstrations throughout the day.
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  • Citrus Heights police: man fatally shot after firing at officers

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    Citrus Heights police responded to an officer-involved shooting at a Greenback Lane apartment complex, Monday.

    Citrus Heights police said four officers responding to a domestic violence incident at a Greenback Lane apartment complex shot and killed a 35-year-old man Monday night, after the suspect allegedly fired at officers.

    Although “countless officers” responded to the scene from multiple agencies, Citrus Heights Police Lt. Ryan Kinnan said the shooting involved four officers firing their guns at the man. Those officers will be placed on administrative leave — a standard department procedure for officer-involved shootings, according to Kinnan.

    The shooting occurred at an apartment complex located near San Juan Avenue on the 7500 block of Greenback Lane. Police said no officers were injured in the incident, but the suspect’s wife sustained injuries from being “hit and struck.”

    [Watch: CBS 13 video coverage of the shooting]

    The incident is still under investigation and additional details will be released shortly, according to Kinnan. The suspect’s name will be released by the coroners office.
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  • Photos: Greenback and San Juan power pole collision

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  • Severed electrical pole closes traffic on Greenback Lane

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    A severed power pole lies in the street on San Juan Avenue near Greenback Lane, shutting down traffic, Friday.

    Updated 5:17 p.m.–
    With a severed power pole and dangling wires in the street, all directions of traffic at Greenback Lane and San Juan Avenue were shut down for several hours Friday morning, due to a collision involving several vehicles, an electrical pole and a big rig.

    “I heard a snap,” said Bill Devey, a driver who witnessed the incident. “And then the pole came on top of my truck… and then there was an explosion.”

    Devey said he believed a big rig pulled down a power pole and dragged it for several feet until realizing what happened.

    “I thought we were gonna die,” said a woman whose car was visibly scarred from electrical damage and preferred not to give her full name. She said electrical wires were sparking across the ground, and was instructed to stay in the vehicle for safety.

    Emergency personnel with the Citrus Heights Police Department and Sac Metro Fire responded to the scene, with CHPD Senior Dispatcher Stephen Rodwell later confirming a big rig had hit some wires and pulled down two utility poles.

    Rodwell said only minor injuries were reported and does not believe anyone was sent to the hospital. He said lanes at the intersection were re-opened by 1 p.m., although SMUD repair crews were still blocking off several turn lanes at the intersection around 4:30 p.m.

    SMUD’s online power outage map indicates an outage occurred at the intersection just after 9 a.m. Friday, with about 400 customers losing power.

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    [Photos: additional images from the scene available by clicking here]

  • Police: Greenback DUI Checkpoint nets 2 arrests, 30 citations

    Police: Greenback DUI Checkpoint nets 2 arrests, 30 citations

    A “Friday the 13th” DUI Checkpoint at Greenback Lane and Birdcage Street resulted in screening of 920 vehicles, with police arresting two for drug-related DUIs and 30 being cited for various violations, according to a sergeant with the Citrus Heights Police Department.

    Citrus Heights police DUI checkpoint. Photo by Luke Otterstad
    Citrus Heights police conduct a DUI Checkpoint operation on Auburn Boulevard in January.

    The seven-hour DUI and drivers license checkpoint began around 8 p.m. Friday, with Sergeant David Gutierrez telling The Sentinel the date was selected due to it being the weekend before Saint Patrick’s Day. He said the location was selected “based on recent DUI collision and DUI arrest data.”

    Gutierrez said officers administered five sobriety field tests which resulted in the arrests made, with additional citations being issued for violations including suspended and unlicensed driver issues.

    [From January: Weekend DUI Checkpoint nets 1 arrest, 6 tows]

    The Department’s last DUI Checkpoint operation was held last month on Antelope Road which resulted in a similar number of cars screened, but no DUI arrests — although officers arrested a driver after discovering a loaded handgun and an illegal assault rifle in his vehicle, according to a February 26 police media release.

    [Want to know why police publicize DUI Checkpoints ahead of time? Find that answer in our prior story: Police plan ‘Friday the 13th’ DUI Checkpoint]

    CHPD acquires funding for its checkpoints through a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, with the Department’s most recent grant being awarded last October for $182,525.

  • Shooting: Citrus Heights police arrest man on murder charges

    Updated Mar. 9, 10:15 a.m. —
    Citrus Heights police said a suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting on Greenback Lane Friday, according to a press release sent out this afternoon.

    Police car lights, light bar. Citrus Heights Sentinel. Photo by Luke Otterstad
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    The 34-year-old male suspect was arrested and booked in the Sacramento County Jail on murder charges, after he was identified and located by law enforcement officers, according to the press statement authored by Lieutenant Christine Ford. “Due to the ongoing investigation,” Ford said a photo of the suspect would not be released, but police initially described the suspect being sought as a “black male adult wearing a dark colored sweatshirt possibly driving a silver colored sedan with damage to the passenger side.”

    Police said the shooting occurred around 10:30 a.m. Friday on the 6500 block of Greenback Lane, where officers responded to reports of shots fired in the area and found a man who had been shot.

    “Officers rendered medical aid until emergency medical personnel arrived,” according to police, but the man was later pronounced deceased. The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office later identified the man as 22-year-old Shaun Blechinger.

    [From 2014: Citrus Heights shooting on Sayonara leaves one dead; police seek witnesses]

    While the investigation is still ongoing, detectives have determined the two men knew each other, and encourage anyone who may have additional information about the incident to contact Citrus Heights police at (916) 727-5500.
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