Read more about the article Family of deputy who died at Pitchess files lawsuit 
Alfredo “Freddy” Flores, 51, a 22-year veteran of the department, died Apil 20, 2024, at a hospital from complications of thermal burns, nearly six months after suffering them in the Oct. 10, 2023, incident that a medical examiner listed as an “accident” on his death certificate. Courtesy

Family of deputy who died at Pitchess files lawsuit 

The family of a deputy who died last year from burn injuries sustained in an October 2023 explosion at Pitchess Detention Center announced Monday a wrongful death and civil rights…

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Read more about the article Deputies seeking help in locating missing Santa Clarita man 
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Deputies seeking help in locating missing Santa Clarita man 

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing man, Justin Gant, last contacted on Thursday.  Gant, 38, is described as white male, 5…

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Read more about the article Vehicle overturns on Avenue Stanford
Authorities respond to reports of an overturned vehicle at the intersection of Avenue Scott and Avenue Stanford in Valencia on Monday. Lucas Nava/The Signal

Vehicle overturns on Avenue Stanford

First responders arrived at the scene of an overturned vehicle at the intersection of Avenue Scott and Avenue Stanford in Valencia on Monday afternoon, according to the Santa Clarita Valley…

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Man arrested on suspicion of criminal threats, battery after threatening a family 

A 74-year-old man from Valencia was arrested on suspicion of criminal threats and battery around noon Saturday at the 25400 block of Town Center Drive in Valencia, according to Deputy…

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Read more about the article CHP: Man arrested on suspicion of hit and run after allegedly forcing vehicle off highway 
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CHP: Man arrested on suspicion of hit and run after allegedly forcing vehicle off highway 

California Highway Patrol officers tracked down and arrested a 52-year-old Los Angeles man on Friday on suspicion of felony hit and run after he allegedly forced a vehicle carrying a…

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Second traffic collision on Whites Canyon Road, Ashboro Drive in matter of days 

A woman was extricated from her vehicle and detained by sheriff’s deputies after a single-vehicle traffic collision on Whites Canyon Road and Ashboro Drive in the early hours of Sunday…

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Read more about the article Deputies: Man arrested on suspicion of arson, vandalism 
A man was arrested on suspicion of vandalism of $400 or more and arson on property at the Habebe Cafe and Hookah Lounge on Saturday night, Monday, May 19, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Deputies: Man arrested on suspicion of arson, vandalism 

A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of arson of property and vandalism costing $400 or more on the 31500 block of Castaic Road on Saturday night, according to Deputy…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Off-duty deputy killed, 3 hurt, in San Francisquito Canyon Road Crash 
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UPDATE: Off-duty deputy killed, 3 hurt, in San Francisquito Canyon Road Crash 

California Highway Patrol officers are investigating a multicar crash on a rural road in Saugus that resulted the death of a 21-year-old sheriff’s deputy Monday afternoon, according to CHP and…

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Read more about the article Assembly passes child protection bill after outcry, restores felony provision 
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Assembly passes child protection bill after outcry, restores felony provision 

Compiled from CalMatters reports and news releases  In the state Legislature, an open rebellion sometimes does wonders.   On May 1, Assemblywoman Maggy Krell, a first-year Sacramento Democrat, publicly defied…

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