Mental health questioned for pair arrested in violent attacks
April 27, 2018
The mental health of two men charged in connection with two separate violent attacks — one for allegedly stabbing a deputy, the other for allegedly choking a jogger —
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Fire destroys a garage, damages vehicle, at Canyon Country house
April 27, 2018
Fire destroyed the garage of a two-story house in Canyon Country on Friday afternoon and left a vehicle damaged inside it. The fire broke out just before 4 p.m. inside
Sheriff announces return of daily Crimemapping.com updates, with a caution
April 27, 2018
Sheriff’s officials announced Friday that they’ve restored daily crime reports, which are available once again. “The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) is pleased to announce that the preliminary daily
Scooter-driving vandal spray paints sheriff’s station
April 27, 2018
Detectives were reviewing video surveillance footage Friday in an effort to identify the scooter-driving vandal who zipped into the parking lot of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Thursday
Deputies investigating report of possible arson at Grand Panda in Newhall (VIDEO)
April 26, 2018
Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s deputies are investigating a report of a possible arson at the Grand Panda restaurant in Newhall. Firefighters responded to a report of a commercial structure fire
Woman pulled from homeless camp inside Whittaker-Bermite
April 26, 2018
A homeless woman, obese and reportedly suicidal, was found living in a makeshift one-room shack built by the previous occupants — two homeless Vietnam veterans — on the
Man accused of child endangerment in alleged road rage gun flashing incident
April 26, 2018
A Lompoc man who allegedly flashed a gun during a road rage incident Tuesday was arrested later that same day on suspicion of brandishing an imitation firearm and of
Saugus man accused of trying to run down his father
April 26, 2018
A Saugus man accused of trying to run his father over with a car has been arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. On Tuesday afternoon, deputies
Concern over suspicious vehicle nets indecent exposure arrest
April 26, 2018
An air conditioning repair man was arrested recently on suspicion of indecent exposure after a homeowner called deputies about a suspicious man in her neighborhood. On Friday, April 20,
Pair charged in Harvill slaying appear in court
April 25, 2018
Two men accused of killing Kimberly Harvill whose body was found in Gorman two years ago appeared in court this week. Joshua Aaron Robertson, 28, and Alex Richard Valdez,
Deputies track two burglary suspects to Bakersfield, make arrests, seize property
April 25, 2018
Deputies responding to a string of a half-dozen burglaries in the Santa Clarita Valley, tracked two burglary suspects to Bakersfield and made the arrests. On Tuesday night, deputies with
Public hearing about Centennial plan to build 19,000 homes postponed – again
April 25, 2018
Plans to have the public weigh in on a proposal to build more than 19,000 homes near the Kern County line were put off Wednesday for the second time in
Carjacking by ‘pellet gun’ garners 270-day jail sentence in plea deal
April 24, 2018
A Los Angeles man accused of stealing a car with a fake gun pleaded no contest Tuesday to one count of attempted carjacking. Humberto Anayaescamilla, 53, was sentenced to 270
Man gets 2-day jail sentence for child porn charge
April 24, 2018
A former hobby store employee pleaded to a child pornography charge Tuesday in a Los Angeles County courtroom. Donald Anthony Little, 36, pleaded no contest to one felony county of
Agua Dulce man dies from suspected overdose
April 24, 2018
Emergency officials were unable to save a man who died in an Agua Dulce residence Monday. An investigation is underway by medical examiners with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Officer,
Two arrested for allegedly selling heroin in SCV
April 23, 2018
Patrol deputies arrested a man and a woman in separate incidents this past weekend, each accused of trying to sell heroin in the Santa Clarita Valley. On Saturday, about
Report of student with pellet gun prompts “soft lockdown”
April 23, 2018
Hart High School was placed on a 10-minute “soft lockdown” mid Monday afternoon after a deputy assigned to the school received word a student near the campus with a
UPDATE: Lancaster man killed in solo crash on Sierra Highway ID’d
April 23, 2018
A Lancaster man was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning after his car hit a concrete pole on Sierra Highway in Canyon Country. The deceased man was
Minnesota man arrested after allegedly found with zip gun
April 23, 2018
A Minnesota man was arrested Friday night after he was allegedly found in possession of a homemade zip gun. The 29-year-old retail worker who lives in Ham Lake, MN, was
Woman detained amid license plate investigation
April 21, 2018
At least one woman was detained after deputies determined her license plate was not registered to the car she was driving. “The vehicle is not registered in the state of