Crime

Extortion case delayed again 

Just as it looked like the case against a former homicide detective charged with extortion might be moving forward, it was delayed, again.  Judge Wesley L. Hsu’s latest order in federal

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Castaic man pleads guilty to $25M tax fraud 

Federal prosecutions for fraud related to COVID-19 are still catching up to defendants, with the Department of Justice reporting a Castaic man has recently pleaded guilty to reporting false information on

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Motorcycle crash under investigation  

California Highway Patrol officers with the Newhall-area Office are asking for the public’s help regarding what happened in a fatal motorcycle crash Sunday morning.  Officer Carlos Burgos-Lopez, spokesman for the station, issued a news

Deputy-involved fight occurs in Newhall 

A deputy-involved fight took place after deputies responded to reports of a DUI near a tire shop near the intersection of Lyons Avenue and Newhall Avenue Thursday morning, according to Santa Clarita

DA charges suspect in grocery-store attack  

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office filed charges against a Valencia man Wednesday of indecent exposure and sexual battery over allegations from an incident at Whole Foods Market.  Prosecutors filed four misdemeanors

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Murder trial likely in September 

A trial schedule was set for a 22-year-old Santa Clarita man being charged with second-degree murder in a 2023 Saugus crash that left his passenger dead.   On Monday, Judge Hilleri Merritt set

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Filming suspect pleads not guilty 

A Canyon Country man charged with secretly filming a woman without her consent at the Valencia Town Center pleaded not guilty April 14, according to records from the Santa Clarita Courthouse.  The

Los Angeles County Fire department officials and law enforcement personnel responded to an unidentified incident where 17 patients were identified as needing medical attention at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal

Former deputy delays sentencing again 

A former Pitchess Detention Center deputy from Lancaster who pleaded guilty in July to his role in smuggling narcotics into the massive Castaic jail has once again asked the court

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Realtor lawsuit moves ahead  

  A federal judge last week recently moved a lawsuit forward against a former Santa Clarita Valley Realtor being sued in federal court over allegations he drugged and sexually assaulted more

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Reports of shots fired  

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station received reports of gunshots heard near the Valencia Town Center mall on Saturday afternoon, according to a station official.   The incident was reported on

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Leads sought in fatal hit and run  

Officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are seeking the public’s assistance for leads into the investigation of a hit-and-run collision that killed a man in Valencia on Friday night.  The identification