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Deputies arrest father after alleged abduction 

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a man Friday on suspicion of child stealing, weapons charges and disobeying a court order after a domestic violence dispute last week in

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Medical examiner IDs 1 of 2 killed in Val Verde 

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the identity for one of two individuals killed in a murder-suicide in Val Verde.  Homicide officials have not disclosed any motivation

Man sentenced in hit-and-run witnessed by CHP 

A man arrested by California Highway Patrol officers who watched his hit-and-run and then pursued him as he drove against traffic to evade arrest July 3 was sentenced Tuesday.   Jose

Shooting reported on Jakes Way 

By Signal Staff  Deputies from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station responded to a report of a shooting on Jakes Way near Fahren Court in Canyon Country on Thursday night,

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Witnesses sought in fatal Gorman crash 

California Highway Patrol officers said they are seeking any potential witnesses in a fatal crash that happened Wednesday evening off Interstate 5 in a fairly remote stretch of road in Gorman. 

Canyon Country woman named in federal indictment 

A Canyon Country woman was named in a more-than 250-page federal indictment linking a San Fernando Valley-based white supremacy group to numerous financial crimes, weapons charges and drug trafficking, according

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Condemned Castaic man beaten to death in prison  

A 46-year-old condemned man from Castaic was beaten to death by several inmates who are suspected of using “an incarcerated-manufactured weapon,” according to prison officials investigating the death.  Alberto Martinez

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Deputies respond to woman brandishing knife 

Deputies responded to reports of a woman brandishing a knife in Canyon Country on Sunday morning shortly after 8:40 a.m.   The reports were of a woman brandishing a knife at

Friday night fights lead to no arrests

Deputies responded to two separate fights on Friday that led to no arrests, according to Deputy Villalobos, a spokeswoman with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.   The first incident occurred

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Parolee to answer charges in deputy fight 

A Hollywood man accused of assaulting a sheriff’s deputy who found him slumped over his steering wheel on Plum Canyon Road a little over a year ago waived his right

LA city bus hijacked, passenger killed 

By Bill Pan Contributing Writer  One person was fatally shot on board a bus that was hijacked early on Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles, the police said.  The pursuit started when