Crime

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Child abuse suspect arrested in Castaic

A man suspected of abusing his stepson for the past four years was arrested by Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies in Castaic on Wednesday. The arrest, which occurred on

Prosecutors charge woman with arson, car theft

The District Attorney’s Office charged a Newhall woman Tuesday with stealing a car and arson while she was out on bail for another charge Friday afternoon.  Maria Herrera, 28, of

SCV deputies arrest man on suspicion of assault

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a man on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon Sunday night, after an investigation that started at the local hospital.  Deputies were

SCV deputies find Oregon fugitive while on patrol

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies reported finding a “fugitive of justice out of Oregon,” while on patrol Thursday.  Darwin Hutchings, whose residence was listed as a transient in the

Deputies respond to report of assault in Newhall

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are investigating a report of an assault with a deadly weapon in Newhall.  Deputies responded to a report of a stabbing near the intersection