Crime

Resident expresses concerns about profanity in paseos 

A resident in Valencia expressed concerns regarding profane chalk graffiti in the paseos near her neighborhood on Saturday.   The resident, who asked not to be identified, expressed disapproval of several markings, including the numbers “8647,” alluding

One charged in Creekview Park robberies 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office is bringing a pair of charges against an 18-year-old Newhall man accused of meeting people online for purchases and then robbing them at a

County OKs $3M settlement in deputy assault 

More than three years after a police-brutality incident resulted in a four-month jail sentence for a Lancaster sheriff’s deputy from Valencia, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a $3 million settlement for

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DA declines to file assault allegation  

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office cited insufficient evidence in its refusal to file formal charges this week regarding an alleged sexual assault that occurred Tuesday evening, according to a Sheriff’s Department official.   Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s

LA County Sheriff's Department deputies at the scene of an officer-involved shooting investigation Friday on Parker Road in Castaic. Katherine Quezada/ The Signal

Trial scheduled for suspect in Castaic shooting 

A domestic-violence suspect shot by a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy during an Oct. 11, 2024, incident about 2 miles from Castaic High School could go to trial this summer, according to L.A.

Teen arrested following crash  

A local teenager was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following a solo vehicle crash that left a pickup truck on its side in Newhall on Monday night,

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Defendant in rape case takes plea deal 

The first of two suspects arrested in connection with a February 2023 sexual assault at the former Black N’ Blue restaurant agreed to a three-year prison term Friday as part of a plea deal.  Santa

Brawl breaks out in Central Park Friday night  

A brawl broke out at Central Park in Saugus Friday night, according to Sgt. Mourad Kabanjian with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Department.   According to Kabanjian, deputies were called at 8:32 p.m. and

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Federal agents arrest Valencia man  

Dozens of federal agents appeared Thursday outside a gated, golf-course adjacent community in Valencia to arrest a homeowner previously convicted of drug trafficking, federal officials confirmed Friday.   Tlalock Olvera, a spokesman for the

Station releases response times for deputies 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials shared several months of response-time data for patrol deputies in emails Monday from the station.  In a month-to-month comparison looking at March response times for 2024, 2025