Crash victim identified as 36-year-old Pacoima man
February 13, 2017 11:44 am
A motorist who died in a crash late Saturday night after having lost control of his car and then colliding into a dirt berm with a drainage ditch on Sierra
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Man arrested in theft of FedEx material
February 10, 2017 6:03 pm
Local sheriff’s deputies arrested a man on suspicion of burglary Friday after he allegedly stole a FedEx storage box from an industrial area of Valencia. As law enforcement agencies struggle
Homicide detectives still baffled as bizarre disappearance enters 3rd week
February 10, 2017 5:44 pm
Will Cierzan led a simple life – work, home, church. Throw in a passion for televised sports, gardening and caring for roses, a hobby collecting Coca Cola memorabilia and a
Psych evaluation of accused Iraqi War vet extended
February 10, 2017 12:31 pm
More time was granted to assess the mental competency of an Iraqi War veteran accused of trying to kill a Los Angeles Police Department motorcycle officer six months ago by
Val Verde shooting called “ongoing neighbor dispute”
February 10, 2017 12:06 pm
A 62-year-old retiree has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, namely a firearm, in connection with a shooting Thursday characterized by investigators as an “ongoing neighbor
7 hurt, 2 critically, in crash near Golden Valley
February 10, 2017 10:38 am
Seven people were injured, at least two critically, and one man arrested on suspicion of drunk driving late Thursday night following a five-car traffic collision near Golden Valley. Of the
UPDATE: Man injured in Val Verde shooting
February 9, 2017 6:15 pm
One man was taken into custody and another man sent to hospital with a gunshot wound following a shooting in Val Verde late Thursday afternoon. “One person has been detained
State water officials call for water saving despite the rain
February 9, 2017 6:04 pm
Despite all the rain dumped on the Santa Clarita Valley these past two months, the drought persists according to state officials and, since it does they say, water conservation habits
Rise in drugstore break-ins prompts call for stepped up patrols
February 9, 2017 5:38 pm
A “significant increase” in the number of local drugstore burglaries has prompted sheriff’s officials to issue a warning to pharmacist, and a plea from pharmacists for stepped-up patrols. Thieves are
Deputies search for armed robbery suspect in Newhall
February 9, 2017 3:17 pm
Local sheriff’s deputies were looking for a suspect who allegedly robbed a person at gunpoint in Newhall Thursday afternoon. No shots were fired and no one reported injured in the
Gun-stealing skateboarder suspect arrested
February 9, 2017 11:16 am
You can skateboard – but you cannot hide. Local sheriff’s deputies who scrambled earlier this week to catch a gun-stealing skateboarder in Stevenson Ranch have arrested a Sylmar man on
Deputy who fired lethal shot acted in self defense
February 9, 2017 10:13 am
A local sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a man in Canyon Country during a traffic stop a little more than a year ago fired the fatal shot in self defense,
Mail theft victim sparks probe by postal service
February 8, 2017 5:28 pm
A local victim of mail theft, frustrated over inaction to correct a problem he says is out of control in the Santa Clarita Valley, fired off an angry email to
Alleged knife-wielding burglar arrested 9 times in 2016; 13 in 4 years
February 8, 2017 4:41 pm
The man accused of terrorizing a Canyon Country couple at knife-point as they slept in their bed has been arrested more than a dozen times since May 2013, court papers
Couple wakened by knife-wielding burglar
February 7, 2017 6:50 pm
Local sheriff’s detectives made an arrest in the case of Canyon Country couple asleep in bed, awakened by a knife-wielding burglar demanding money. About 1:15 a.m. Friday, deputies with
Burglary suspect nabbed in driveway
February 7, 2017 6:33 pm
A woman who forgot her cell phone in her car after arriving home found it in the hands of a burglar moments later, allegedly, when she went to retrieve it.
Domestic dispute leads to assault arrest
February 7, 2017 6:23 pm
A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly hitting his mother in the head with “a household item” he allegedly threw at her.
Out-of-town couple arrested for local burglary
February 7, 2017 6:00 pm
A man and a woman detained by deputies Friday following a wild 10-minute pursuit through Valencia and onto the Interstate were arrested on suspicion of burglary. Both suspects live in
Cyclist arrested for felony vandalism
February 7, 2017 5:39 pm
A case of apparent road rage – or, specifically, driveway rage – resulted in the felony arrest of a bicyclist on suspicion of vandalism. A confrontation between a motorist and
“Depressed” Canyon Country man the latest to go missing
February 7, 2017 5:09 pm
A Canyon Country man reported as depressed is the latest man to be go missing in the Santa Clarita Valley as sheriff’s deputies continue to unravel two other puzzling disappearances.