Crime

UPDATE: Faux Badge Bandit robs Newhall bank

A serial bank robber identified by FBI agents as the “Faux Badge Bandit” because of a 7-point badge worn by the suspect is believed responsible for the robbery Friday of

CHP to conduct DUI checkpoint

The California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office announced Thursday it’s conducting a sobriety checkpoint in the unincorporated area of Los Angeles County. The checkpoint is scheduled to  begin at about

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Residents report smoke from L.A. incident

A brush fire burning in the Mulholland Pass late Tuesday afternoon sent smoke wafting into the Santa Clarita Valley. The afternoon haze prompted many SCV people to pose questions on

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LASD shares use-of-force policy update

  Three years after Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell responded to the Rosas Settlement Agreement addressing inmate abuse and vowed to see county jails become a safer place for

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Man on bike struck by vehicle near the mall

A man riding a bicycle was injured slightly and taken to the hospital for evaluation after being struck by a vehicle at the Westfield Valencia Town Center mall. “This was

Law enforcement heads weigh in on recidivism

About 83 percent of inmates released back into the society were re-arrested at least once in the nine years that followed their release — that’s the statistic an association of