Crime

Killer pleads guilty to first-degree murder of Sgt. Steven Owen

The man who murdered Sgt. Steven Owen in Lancaster nearly five years ago entered a guilty plea Thursday, according to officials.   Officials from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office had not returned a request for comment as

Villanueva co-leads community safety meeting

The two top cops in Los Angeles County, Sheriff Alex Villanueva and Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore, fielded questions and provided answers regarding public safety and local law

Estranged husband accused of murder, attempted kidnapping

In a San Fernando courtroom Monday, prosecutors charged the estranged husband of Michelle Dorsey, 39, a mother of three killed in her Saugus home last week, with murder and attempted kidnapping, according to officials.   The arraignment for James “Matthew”

Pepper tree dustup leads to arrest in Canyon Country

A dispute between Canyon Country neighbors led to the arrest of a man on suspicion he had a tree on his neighbors’ property illegally cut down.   On Friday, neighbors reported hearing a commotion coming from outside a home on Blackbrush Drive, at the

Deputies respond to reports of burglary in progress

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies detained two suspects Tuesday after reports of a burglary in progress, according to sheriff’s officials. The incident was reported at a residence near the

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Two accused of SCV felonies return to court

Two people accused of having committed felonies in the Santa Clarita Valley returned to court on Monday.   Maria Herrera   Maria Herrera, 29, of Newhall, returned to court on Monday after she

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SCV units respond to Lancaster barricaded suspect

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau personnel responded to assist Lancaster Station with a reported barricaded armed burglary suspect, with sheriff’s assault vehicles and units seen leaving the