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  • Citrus Heights Police Beat: pursuit, shooting, DUI checkpoint results

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    A sign announces a checkpoint ahead, during a December Citrus Heights Police Department crackdown operation. // CH Sentinel

    Man shot in Greenback Estates on Christmas Eve
    –A Citrus Heights police sergeant said a 26-year-old man was shot multiple times on Christmas Eve by one or more unknown suspects in a vehicle, leaving him hospitalized. According to Sgt. Nicole Garing, the shooting occurred on Dec. 24 around 6:15 p.m. on Donegal Drive, where the man was visiting relatives. Although only able to provide limited preliminary details on Saturday, the sergeant said additional information and a description of suspect(s) may be released at a later date. She said the shooting is under investigation and a motive is currently unknown. The vehicle involved, described as dark in color, fled the scene toward Auburn Boulevard.

    Police release report from latest DUI Checkpoint operation
    –Citrus Heights police reported a Dec. 19 DUI checkpoint operation on Auburn Boulevard resulted in 734 vehicles being screened, with one field sobriety test administered, and no arrests. Six drivers were cited for being unlicensed or holding a suspended license, and two vehicles were towed for license-related violations. The Saturday-night checkpoint began at 8:30 p.m. and continued until around midnight, involving around 18 officers stationed on Auburn Boulevard near Twin Oaks Avenue.

    Police said they are also conducting roving “DUI saturation patrols” through New Year’s Eve, which tend to result in higher arrest rates. A prior Memorial Day weekend DUI checkpoint held at the same location on Auburn Boulevard screened 871 vehicles and resulted in two arrests and eight citations. A saturation patrol the night before netted nine arrests in four hours, according to police.

    [Learn more about saturation patrols: Citrus Heights police announce 2015 holiday DUI crackdown effort]

    Police: pursuit of stolen vehicle ends near Greenback Lane and Birdcage
    –Sacramento Sheriff’s deputies pursued a reportedly stolen vehicle through Citrus Heights on Dec. 20, stopping the vehicle near Greenback Lane and Birdcage around 9:45 p.m. According to CHPD spokesman Wesley Herman, the incident did not initially involve Citrus Heights police, but officers assisted the Sheriff’s Department once the vehicle had been stopped. No collateral damage was reported in Citrus Heights from the pursuit, according to police records. At least one suspect was detained.

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    See The Sentinel’s full coverage of additional events from the past week:
    Dec. 22 — Citrus Heights police convoy delivers Christmas gifts to kids, families
    Dec. 25 — Video: 34 photos of Christmas light displays across Citrus Heights

  • Man hit on Auburn Blvd Friday night expected to survive, police say

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    Citrus Heights police officers responded to the scene of a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident on Auburn Boulevard, Friday night. // CH Sentinel

    Citrus Heights police said a pedestrian hit near Walmart on Auburn Boulevard Friday night is “going to be okay,” although an elderly woman struck on the boulevard two weeks ago suffered a far worse fate.

    Police Sgt. Nicole Garing, reached by phone late Friday night, said the pedestrian involved in the most recent collision was being treated for his injuries, after being hit by a car around 7 p.m. while attempting to cross Auburn Boulevard at Carriage Drive.

    Garing said it appeared the pedestrian “wasn’t in a crosswalk” and was “going against red” when he was hit in the middle of the intersection. She said a full police report was still to be written, but stated “it doesn’t sound like the driver was at fault.”

    Friday night’s collision resulted in police closing down one lane of Auburn Boulevard at Carriage Drive for about an hour, while officers investigated the scene. Several officers were observed measuring distances on the pavement and were heard concluding the pedestrian flew 13 feet before landing in the roadway.

    The driver of the vehicle involved, who preferred not give his name, said the pedestrian was wearing dark clothing and noted that a street lamp pole at the intersection was not lit, making it more difficult for him to see. No crosswalk exists on Auburn Boulevard on the side of the intersection where the pedestrian was reportedly hit.

    Although police reported zero fatalities on Citrus Heights roadways last year, at least six people have been killed on city streets in 2015 so far.

    The latest fatal accident also involved a pedestrian reportedly trying to cross Auburn Boulevard outside of a crosswalk, near Antelope Road on Nov. 23. Although initially surviving the collision the woman died several days later. She was identified by the Sacramento County Coroner’s office as 75-year-old Vera Tarusov, and was reportedly leaving a memorial service at a church on Auburn Boulevard when she was hit.

    [Related: CHPD hopes to reduce fatalities with $236k traffic safety grant]

    In a news release issued last month, Citrus Heights police said they are hopeful a recently awarded $236,000 traffic safety grant will help the Department curb a “particularly alarming” increase in pedestrian and bike-related fatalities on city streets.

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  • Pedestrian hit on Auburn Blvd near Walmart

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    Officers on scene measured out distances involved in a pedestrian vs. vehicle collision on Auburn Boulevard, Friday night. // CH Sentinel

    Updated Dec. 7, 12:45 p.m.–
    One lane of Auburn Boulevard at Carriage Drive was closed down by police Friday night after another pedestrian was hit while crossing the roadway around 7 p.m.

    Although a police spokesperson was unavailable on scene, the driver of the vehicle involved said the pedestrian was still moving when medical personnel transported him from the scene. The driver requested to not give his name, but said the pedestrian was wearing dark clothing.

    The driver also noted that a street lamp pole at the intersection was not lit, and said the pedestrian was not crossing in a crosswalk. There is no crosswalk going over Auburn Boulevard on the side of the intersection where the pedestrian was reportedly hit, and blood could be seen on the ground.

    Officers on scene were observed measuring distances on the pavement and were overheard concluding the pedestrian flew 13 feet before landing.

    The pedestrian’s condition is currently unknown. At least six people have been killed on Citrus Heights roadways this year, up from zero last year, according to police statistics.

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