🌱 Patch AM: How a rooftop break-in unraveled a $500,000 Citrus Heights burglary spree

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In today's newsletter:

• How a rooftop break-in unraveled a $500,000 Citrus Heights burglary spree

Also on today's calendar: 11th Annual Brain Health Forum and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: A p.m. shower in places, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and cool, temps: high: 66, low: 43.
• Monday: Partial sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Citrus Heights Man Caught Hiding in Bushes After $500K Burglary Spree (newsbreak.com) — Police say a Citrus Heights hardware store burglary early Tuesday led them to a 36-year-old suspect now tied to roughly $500,000 in commercial thefts dating back to 2024. Officers recovered all items from the latest break-in and connected the case to a broader pattern of local business burglaries, even as overall property crime in Citrus Heights has been trending downward.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Citrus Heights

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday November 5
• Free Business Networking: BizLink Alliance Citrus Heights →
  R Vida Cantina, 7040 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday November 5
• Gentle Yoga with Sound Healing →
  InShape Fitness (Citrus Heights), Citrus Heights
  10:00 am
• 2026 State of the City address →
  City Hall, Citrus Heights
  6:00 pm
Saturday November 7
• Creative Friends with Style Craft Event →
  6600 Campfire Way, Citrus Heights
  9:00 am
Sunday November 8
• Stay Tuned a Cappella Singing Event →
  Antelope Manor Apartments, 7764 Poplar Avenue, Citrus Heights
  2:00 pm
Thursday November 12
• Gentle Yoga with Sound Healing →
  InShape Fitness (Citrus Heights), Citrus Heights
  10:00 am
• Meet & Eat R.Vida Cantina →
  R Vida Cantina, 7040 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights
  5:00 pm
Friday November 13
• 11th Annual Brain Health Forum →
  Carmichael Elks Lodge, 5631 Cypress Ave, Carmichael
  9:30 am
• Sacramento MNO Business Networking Lunch →
  R Vida Cantina, 7040 Sunrise Boulevard, Citrus Heights
  11:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 31
• Sharing & Caring ~ Scary & Creepy Alcathon and Carnival →
  Sharing and Caring, 4955 Marconi Ave Suite A, Carmichael
  6:00 pm
• I Can't - We Can Speaker Meeting & Halloween Dance & Costume Contest →
  Sunset NO-AL Club, 5809 Gibbons Dr., Carmichael
  7:00 pm
Sunday November 1
• Sunrise Speaker Meeting →
  Sunset NO-AL Club, 5809 Gibbons Dr., Carmichael
  11:00 am
Monday November 2
• Twin Rivers Enrollment Support
  Twin Rivers Unified School District, 5115 Dudley Blvd, McClellan
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• • A local news station recently interviewed #dancingjohnny, a man whose viral video of dancing in our store five months ago sparked widespread appreciation.
  • His story highlights the power of social media to promote kindness and uplift others rather than tear them down. (Nextdoor Park Oaks Neighborhood)
• UPDATE: Bisbee has been found and is back home!
  MISSING: Our lab-mix, Bisbee, got out at about 7:30 this morning (10/29/26), Terra and Mauana way. She has a black and white specked lab body (60… (Nextdoor Pacheco Park)

• Phenom People posted a job opening for Merchandising Part Time Days in Citrus Heights. Apply here.
• Kohl's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Citrus Heights. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Citrus Heights here.

🗞 Nearby News

Orangevale

• Battery on the basketball court, copper theft, assault among Folsom crime calls (folsomtimes.com)
• Rocky Horror, yacht rock and costume prizes headline The Boardwalk's Halloween weekend (folsomtimes.com)

Fair Oaks

• Driver arrested on suspicion of DUI after SUV crashes into Fair Oaks Dutch Bros (sacbee.com)
• 4 Things You Should NEVER Say To Someone During Divorce (madamenoire.com)

Carmichael

• Watch: CSP‑Sacramento marks 40 years (ca.gov)
• Folsom's water treatment tanks leaked for months. City approves $918K to replace them (sacbee.com)

Ok Citrus Heights! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What do you get if you buy a French ax and have it shipped?" — You have a foreign ax-sent (accent) (Thank you Carrie E. for sending it in!)
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