Crime

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, (front row, third from right) joined Gov. Gavin Newsom for the signing of a package of bills tackling retail theft. Courtesy photo.

Deputies arrest 8 in retail-theft operation 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies conducted another undercover operation Tuesday targeting organized retail theft, according to Robert Jensen, spokesman for the SCV Sheriff’s Station.  Eight arrests were made because

California Highway Patrol officers and L.A. County firefighters notified the SCV Sheriff’s Station of a body found in the Walmart parking lot in Stevenson Ranch on Wednesday morning. Dec. 11, 2024 Maya Morales/The Signal

LASD: Body found in Walmart parking lot 

By Perry Smith and Maya Morales    California Highway Patrol officers are investigating a car that appeared to have a dead body inside when it crashed into a curb Wednesday

Ex-boyfriend sentenced for armed break-in 

L.A. County Superior Court Judge Bernie LaForteza sentenced a man to seven years in prison in a plea deal to charges over a violent, armed break-in at his ex-girlfriend’s Saugus

LASD: Have you seen this luxury sedan? 

By Signal Staff  Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials are asking for the public’s help to identify the owner of an Italian luxury sedan they have linked to multiple catalytic

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$1,900 worth of merchandise stolen from Best Buy 

Suspects stole merchandise from Best Buy on Bouquet Canyon Road in Saugus early Thursday afternoon, according to a transcript of first responder radio dispatch traffic.   According to Deputy Nicholas Hoslet

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Two deputies involved in a fight, no injuries 

Two Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies were involved in a fight with a male suspect Wednesday night in Stevenson Ranch, according to Sheriff’s Station Sgt. Johnny Gillespie. At approximately

Diez shares downward crime trend in county, SCV 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Capt. Justin Diez was happy to report Tuesday that, reflecting a countywide trend, local crime numbers are trending down for the SCV.  Throughout the SCV,

Press release

Hochman sworn in as new district attorney 

News release   LOS ANGELES – Nathan Hochman, a former federal prosecutor and Assistant U.S. Attorney General, was sworn in Dec. 3 as the 44th district attorney of Los Angeles County.