Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies set up a containment Friday morning as part of an investigation into a person suspected of driving under the influence, according to Deputy Robert Jensen, spokesman for the station.
Deputies could be seen speeding down McBean Parkway, westbound to Arroyo Parkway, around 8:15 a.m.
A station official, who said no other information was immediately available during the active investigation, confirmed that’s where the containment was established.
Jensen said the neighborhood was safe and one person was in custody as of 8:40 a.m. A second person took off running but is believed to be no longer in the area.
Station officials later confirmed the driver was the person who ran from the traffic stop. That person, whose identity was not released by SCV Sheriff’s Station officials, remained at large as of 4:30 p.m. Friday, according to station officials. The passenger was arrested, but station officials did not have the person’s booking charge immediately available.
Jensen said SCV residents might notice an increased police presence over the next few days, because there will be additional deputies on patrol.
“We’re at emergency staffing,” Jensen said, mentioning that about half the station’s deputies are assisting with nearby fires, which means that there are additional units that will be on patrol to assist locally.
