Crime

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials this week announced a “significant” seizure of suspected methamphetamine they said was taken off the streets during a traffic stop in Agua Dulce.  The

A California Highway Patrol officer arrested a woman driving more than 100 mph near Lake Hughes Road on Wednesday morning, according to officials.  The 20-year-old suspect from Bakersfield was seen

  A Canyon Country man pleaded not guilty after a preliminary hearing Thursday for charges he threatened a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy with a machete before an hourslong

Federal officials with the Department of Homeland Security did not respond Wednesday to emails seeking comment about an arrest in Newhall that was captured on videos distributed via social media. 

A 61-year-old Acton man pleaded not guilty Friday after his preliminary hearing for a fatal hit-and-run collision on Soledad Canyon Road in Acton on Feb. 7, 2023.  James Preston Fulton

California Highway Patrol officers worked with Caltrans officials Monday morning to recover a big-rig truck that went over the side of Interstate 5 near Templin Highway around 8:15 a.m.  The

A 22-year-old Santa Clarita man pleaded not guilty to a second-degree murder charge Thursday at his arraignment.   Through an interpreter, prior to his preliminary hearing, Raul Rosales Ramirez turned down

Gang detectives sought 14 suspects in April as part of a series of raids targeting what they referred to as a “generational gang” that deputies say has terrorized the area

The numbers for the first half of 2025 indicate a nearly 20% drop in crime reported to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station compared to the same time in 2024,

In an answer filed in federal court Thursday, attorneys for Los Angeles County denied any liability or wrongdoing in the death of Deputy Alfredo “Freddy” Flores.   Flores, a 20-year veteran

The city of Santa Clarita announced Thursday that Capt. Brandon Barclay, who has been serving in the role in an acting capacity since April, is replacing Cmdr. Justin Diez on

A Homicide Bureau official confirmed Thursday a person found dead Wednesday on Sierra Highway is being investigated as a suspected suicide.  Medical examiners identified the decedent as Jose Aparicio Cordova,

Deputy Richard Wyatt testified that he remembered hearing his partner telling somebody to drop a knife, before he saw Carl Wayne Pruett emerge from behind some bushes swinging a large

A Santa Clarita man charged with four counts of sexually assaulting two underage female relatives was denied bail Friday.  Victor Alvarez, 31, of Canyon Country, remained in custody Wednesday at

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials Wednesday confirmed a dead body was found on Sierra Highway, about 1 mile south of Needham Ranch Parkway, in Newhall.  L.A. County Fire Department

A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge issued orders Monday for two witnesses to testify in a Newhall double-murder case, under threat of arrest, seeking information families have waited on

A federal judge Friday denied a Santa Clarita man’s last chance to avoid federal custody for a misdemeanor conviction, rejecting a motion to dismiss his conviction.  The ruling puts the

Detectives with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are searching for a grand theft suspect who stole over $950 worth of cigarettes from a local business in Canyon Country twice

Perry Smith   A Newhall man pleaded no contest to allegations he was one of three suspects in the shooting of a Los Angeles Police Department officer at his Valencia home

A Newhall man pleaded no contest to allegations he was one of three suspects in the shooting of a Los Angeles Police Department officer at his Valencia home after an