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  • High speed chase through Citrus Heights ends in crash, arrest

    Social media accounts lit up Sunday night from local users reporting helicopters and heavy police presence near Van Maren Lane and Garden Gate Drive, with Citrus Heights police later confirming they were involved in a multi-agency pursuit of a reportedly stolen SUV.

    Police lights, red blue. Photo credit: Luke Otterstad
    Stock photo. Citrus Heights Sentinel

    “I just witnessed a high speed chase outside my house,” tweeted user “CWheeler3535” around 10 p.m. Sunday, after commenting about helicopters and police sirens nearby. His comment was shortly followed by a tweet about seeing a Nissan SUV fly past him on Garden Gate Drive going “at least 100” miles per hour, with “at least 30 cops” in pursuit.

    CHPD Sergeant Mike Wells said Roseville police had requested assistance Sunday night after a vehicle they were pursuing traveled into Citrus Heights. Wells said the pursuit continued through Citrus Heights, ending outside city limits where the vehicle smashed into a wall near Woodfair Way in Carmichael.

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    Following the crash, Wells said the driver fled on foot before being found in a garage, after officers from Citrus Heights, Roseville, Sacramento County and the California Highway Patrol established a perimeter around the area.

    The SUV had previously been reported stolen from Texas, according to Wells, and the driver was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and felony vehicle evasion.
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  • Police arrest man suspected of posing as firefighter to enter homes, steal items

    Updated 9:32 p.m.–
    Citrus Heights police have arrested a man suspected of gaining access into homes by posing as a fireman in uniform, allegedly to perform smoke detector inspections, according to a press release tonight from the department.

    Police lights, red blue. Photo credit: Luke Otterstad
    Stock photo. Citrus Heights Sentinel

    “We want to remind the public to be mindful of public safety impersonators,” Citrus Heights police said in the release. “If there is any question as to the true identity of any public safety officer, citizens are encouraged to call the police.”

    Police said they responded to an initial report at Sunrise Vista Mobile Home Park on Friday regarding suspicious activity involving a man in a Sacramento Fire uniform, saying they later found he had stolen items from at least two homes.

    On Saturday, police said “additional victims came forward with new information,” leading investigators to identify and arrest a 30-year-old firefighter from Roseville, who they said was “confirmed to be a current Firefighter/Paramedic with Sacramento City Fire Department.”

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    The firefighter, Craig White, has been booked in the Sacramento County Jail and faces charges of five counts of burglary and three counts of elder abuse, according to police.

    Police direct questions for the Sacramento City Fire Department to (916) 216-0316, and say police and firefighters “will arrive in official government vehicles and be clearly marked in uniforms and identification.”

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