Crime

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Deputies: Transient arrested for trespassing  

A transient was arrested on suspicion of carrying a concealed weapon after deputies located him trespassing at a local car dealership in the early hours of Thursday morning, according to a Santa Clarita Valley

FBI Director Kash Patel testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on May 12, 2026. Photo by Madalina Kilroy.

Patel: FBI to crack down on ‘laser pointing’ crimes 

By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer  The Federal Bureau of Investigation is working with partners to crack down on “laser strikes” and other abuse of lasers, especially during events such as the FIFA World Cup 2026, agency Director

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Ex-DEA agent receives diversion  

A fired federal agent who had displayed a pattern of escalating behaviors that concerned local law enforcement received “diversion,” as his sentence at his recent hearing.   James Young pleaded not

Theft suspect offered plea deal 

A long-sought robbery suspect was offered a three-year prison sentence in a plea deal the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office proffered after waiting six months for the defendant to appear.   L.A. Police Department officers

LASD: Dead body found in parked car at mall 

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and detectives with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau are investigating a dead body that was found in a vehicle parked at the Valencia Town Center

Driver killed in crash after medical emergency  

A driver’s medical emergency behind the wheel Friday afternoon is suspected of causing a crash that ultimately killed the driver and left one other injured, a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station official said Friday evening.  L.A.

Deputies offer warning before operation  

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station offered a warning Tuesday ahead of a planned operation Thursday for motorcycle safety.  SCV Sheriff’s Station Sgt. Mark Perkins, who leads the Traffic Unit,

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US forces intercept 3 drug vessels in Eastern Pacific 

By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer  U.S. authorities stopped three Go-Fast vessels in the Eastern Pacific in a single day, seizing thousands of pounds of narcotics.  The operation was conducted by Joint Interagency Task

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Woman arrested on suspicion of domestic violence 

A 39-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of felony-level domestic violence after an altercation with her boyfriend early Wednesday morning, according to Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies.  According to an email from the SCV Sheriff’s Station’s spokesperson Shirley

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DOJ charges 15 in $90M Minnesota fraud schemes 

By Janice Hisle Contributing Writer  Criminal charges have been filed against 15 accused fraudsters in Minnesota, involving more than $90 million in taxpayers’ dollars, federal officials announced on Thursday at a news conference in

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L.A. County DA, sheriff review multi-county burglary probe 

At a press conference headed by the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office Wednesday, L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna described the recent arrests of suspects in an investigation into a multi-county burglary ring, including three who are suspected in a Newhall burglary.  District

Los Angeles County Fire department officials and law enforcement personnel responded to an unidentified incident where 17 patients were identified as needing medical attention at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal

LASD digs for evidence in jail-smuggling operation 

The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department is working on another investigation into drug smuggling at the Pitchess Detention Center, according to court records obtained by The Signal.  The documents obtained from search-warrant requests