Phone, cash reportedly taken from child in suspected Newhall robbery
June 29, 2021
A phone and a few hundred dollars in cash were reportedly taken from a child in a Newhall robbery that ended in the suspect’s arrest on Tuesday, according to law
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One death, two more overdoses reported at Pitchess Detention Center
June 29, 2021
One person died Sunday and two more overdoses were reported at Pitchess Detention Center Monday evening, bringing the total of overdoses to at least a dozen. The cause of death
CHP Newhall joins multistate alliance in holiday enforcement campaign
June 28, 2021
Officials with the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area Office announced Monday they would be partnering with agencies throughout California, Oregon and Washington to enforce a traffic-safety campaign this coming holiday weekend. “State
2 arrested on suspicion of committing a robbery while ramming security guards with shopping cart
June 28, 2021
A man and woman were arrested Friday night after an alleged robbery in Stevenson Ranch. Late in the evening on Friday, deputies responded to a business on the 25400 block
Teen arrested on suspicion of DUI, causing a crash
June 28, 2021
A 16-year-old girl was arrested in Newhall on suspicion of causing a traffic collision while drunk and sending two people to the hospital. The report of the collision on Railroad Avenue, just south
Saugus man accused of possessing child pornography was reported by national organization
June 28, 2021
A Saugus man arrested on suspicion of possessing obscene matter depicting a minor was reportedly discovered after a national organization specializing in these types of crimes reported his alleged internet
Woman arrested on suspicion of DUI with child as a passenger
June 28, 2021
A woman was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and driving under the influence after she was reportedly found driving two times over the legal limit with a child as one of
Property crimes make up bulk of Part-I reports in May
June 25, 2021
Property crimes in the Santa Clarita Valley continued to make the lion’s share of the reported incidents to the Sheriff’s Station in May, according to numbers released recently by Sheriff
J-Team deputies seize narcotics during traffic stop
June 24, 2021
While conducting a Valencia traffic stop Tuesday, Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies found a woman in possession of approximately 2 ounces of heroin and other contraband. Deputies from the
Man arrested on suspicion of fleeing from deputies on motorcycle has been arrested 6 times since 2020
June 24, 2021
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department arrest records indicate that a man who had been arrested Wednesday on suspicion of fleeing from deputies on a motorcycle, as well as a slew
Juvie camp plan shared amid local concerns
June 24, 2021
During a public meeting held by the Juvenile Justice Coordinating Council Community Advisory Committee, proponents and opponents voiced their positions on the plan to transfer all juvenile offenders to two camps in Saugus.
Supervisors respond to judge’s challenge to county measure
June 24, 2021
A judge has ruled that Measure J — a county measure that would divert funds to alternatives to incarceration — is unconstitutional, and county supervisors said this week they will continue to pursue the measure’s goals
Resident: Deputies shot barking dog that was 10 years old, had cataracts
June 24, 2021
The Acton resident who watched Wednesday as sheriff’s deputies shot her dog during a reported “landlord-tenant dispute” says her 10-year-old dog weighed about 30-40 pounds and had cataracts. At approximately 1 p.m., on the 7500 block of Valley
LASD: Scudder, Scott not ready for inmates
June 23, 2021
Two Saugus camps that are intended to house L.A. County’s violent juvenile offenders would need major security improvements in order to do so, according to a report from the Sheriff’s
Deputy-involved shooting results in dog being shot
June 23, 2021
An aggressive dog was killed by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy responding to a landlord-tenant dispute in Acton on Wednesday, according to law enforcement officials. The shooting was first reported at approximately 1 p.m. on
Containment set up for burglary suspect
June 23, 2021
A containment was set up and a suspect was taken into custody Wednesday in Canyon Country following a foot pursuit with a man wanted on suspicion of burglary. The call for a containment came
Family members address ‘monster’ who killed their daughter, sister and friend
June 21, 2021
Upon hearing from their uncle that their mother had died after being beaten and stabbed multiple times by their father, Carson Dorsey, 13, the oldest of Michelle’s sons, whose legs were
Estranged husband gets 35.5 years for Michelle Dorsey’s murder
June 21, 2021
A Los Angeles County Superior Court judge Monday sentenced James ”Matthew” Dorsey to 35.5 years to life in state prison for the stabbing murder of his estranged wife, Michelle Dorsey. All eight speakers, friends and members of the
Stolen vehicle investigation ends in two arrests
June 18, 2021
A felony traffic stop concerning a possible stolen vehicle resulted in the shutdown of a freeway on-ramp and two arrests in Newhall on Friday. Deputies on patrol near the intersection of the
Man killed in Canyon Country traffic collision identified
June 18, 2021
The man killed in a Canyon Country traffic collision on Thursday has been identified by officials at the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office. Luis Vega, 31, of Canyon Country, was