Crime

City announces new captain for station  

The city of Santa Clarita announced Thursday that Capt. Brandon Barclay, who has been serving in the role in an acting capacity since April, is replacing Cmdr. Justin Diez on

LASD: Man found in car believed to be suicide 

A Homicide Bureau official confirmed Thursday a person found dead Wednesday on Sierra Highway is being investigated as a suspected suicide.  Medical examiners identified the decedent as Jose Aparicio Cordova,

The suspect is transported from the scene via ambulance at the conclusion of the standoff on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Tyler Wainfeld/The Signal.

CC standoff suspect held to answer 

Deputy Richard Wyatt testified that he remembered hearing his partner telling somebody to drop a knife, before he saw Carl Wayne Pruett emerge from behind some bushes swinging a large

Valencia man denied dismissal in federal case 

A federal judge Friday denied a Santa Clarita man’s last chance to avoid federal custody for a misdemeanor conviction, rejecting a motion to dismiss his conviction.  The ruling puts the

Deputies investigating Costa Brava shooting incident

Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s deputies are investigating reports of a shooting incident that occurred on Costa Brave in Newhall on Thursday night, according to SCV Sheriff’s Station spokesperson Shirley Miller. 

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Former CHP officer pleads not guilty 

A 43-year-old former California Highway Patrol officer charged wtih 10 counts, including criminal threats and possession of assault weapons, pleaded not guilty on July 30.   Brian Timothy Powers, of Castaic,

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DA charges pursuit suspect with ID fraud 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office leveled a handful of charges at a Los Angeles woman arrested by officers with the California Highway Patrol’s Newhall-area Office following a brief July

Man arrested on suspicion of felony evading  

An Agua Dulce man was arrested on suspicion of felony evading on Tuesday evening after a vehicle and foot pursuit, according to a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol Newhall-area