Crime

Alberto Martinez

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

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on Golden Valley Road.

One detained after robbery at Macy’s 

Deputies responded to a call about a theft incident involving a large amount of property stolen at Macy’s on Sunday at approximately 2:45 p.m., according to Stg. Juan Muralles, spokesman

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Deputies to step up patrols around In-N-Out 

After several fights were reported and several other calls for service made to the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, deputies might be especially visible near the In-N-Out on Bouquet Canyon

A sign in front of the California Highway Patrol office.

Man arrested after brief pursuit Tuesday night 

A 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of felony evading Tuesday night after California Highway Patrol officers conducted a pursuit, according to Josh Greengard, spokesman for the CHP’s Newhall office.