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SCV man indicted in 1st-ever fatality of new opioid  

Federal prosecutors Thursday announced the indictment of a local homeless man who’s accused of selling the “protonitazene” responsible for the nation’s first documented criminal death from the drug, according to

Theft reported at Nike Clearance Store

Several items were reportedly stolen from the Nike Clearance Store on The Old Road on Wednesday night, according to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.  “The suspect, a male Hispanic

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Suspect in DV assault due back in court 

A preliminary hearing has been set next month for a Granada Hills man charged on suspicion of several domestic violence assaults against his ex-girlfriend that allegedly occurred at her Newhall

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Suspects sought in Saugus break-in attempt  

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies are investigating a strange break-in attempt reported in Saugus on Tuesday.  Deputy Robert Jensen said the informant called 911 shortly after 1 p.m. to

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Thieves break into gold dealer’s Saugus store  

A Saugus jewelry dealer was the latest business owner to suffer a break-in or a smash-and-grab burglary Monday night, reporting several thousand dollars in stolen merchandise.   Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s

Personnel with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and the Los Angeles County Fire Department on the scene of a pedestrian versus vehicle at the parking lot of the McDonalds located on the 23100 block of Valencia Boulevard on Sunday afternoon. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in Valencia 

Personnel with the L.A. County Fire Department and Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to the McDonald’s parking lot on the 23100 block of Valencia Boulevard for a traffic

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Theft reported at Best Buy  

Two suspects stole over $1,000 worth of items from the Best Buy electronic store in Saugus on Saturday, according to law enforcement officials. The incident took place on the 26500

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HMNH issues statement regarding alleged fake nurse

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital has issued a statement following the arrest of 44-year-old Amanda Leeann Porter, of Virginia, who was taken into custody on suspicion of impersonating a registered nurse

 Medical examiners ID man who died in auto shop 

Medical examiners identified the man who died Monday inside a local auto parts manufacturer.  The L.A. County Medical Examiner’s Office identified Jonathan Ulgasan, a 54-year-old who worked at FCS Race

Attorneys seek cops’ records in LAPD suit  

The attorneys for a Valencia police officer suing the Los Angeles Police Department filed a “Pitchess Motion” seeking the records of an Internal Affairs investigation that did nothing to stop

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Good Samaritan ends up check-fraud victim 

As the expression goes, no good deed goes unpunished.  A Sierra Highway resident reported to the Detectives Bureau of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station that she was missing $4,500

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Hash-brown robber takes plea deal 

A man who stole a hash brown from a drive-thru window by threatening an employee with a BB gun took a plea deal on the eve of his trial, according