UPDATE: Jury convicts Arvizu of murder
July 31, 2017
A jury has convicted 50-year-old Robert George Arvizu of murdering Courtney Arvizu, his wife of two months. Jurors who weighed the evidence presented in a week-long murder trial delivered
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“Full review” of Cierzan case underway at sheriff’s station
July 31, 2017
Officials at the local sheriff’s station have launched a “full review” of how they handled the William Cierzan missing person case after the missing man’s wife filed a formal
Probation sweep results in one 3-year prison sentence
July 31, 2017
A Newhall man was sentenced to three year in prison Friday, the day after he was arrested in a probation sweep undertaken by members of a sheriff’s team specially assembled
UPDATE: Gorman brush fire burns 135 acres in 4 hours
July 28, 2017
At least 100 acres near Gorman burned within two hours Friday afternoon as firefighters on and the ground in the air battled to control it. Shortly after 7:15 p.m.,
Wife of missing man files complaint with local sheriff
July 28, 2017
The wife of Six Flags worker Will Cierzan, who has been missing for more than half a year, filed an official complaint Wednesday with the local sheriff’s station about
Jury begins deliberating in newlywed murder case
July 28, 2017
The fate of 50-year-old Robert George Arvizu accused of murdering his Newlywed bride is now in the hands of the jury. Closing arguments in the week-long murder trial
DA: Scammers lure seniors into paying for worthless lists of ‘resources’
July 28, 2017
News release issued by the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. Financially vulnerable seniors are being preyed upon by phone, at church and other places by people falsely claiming to
Gorman deputy finds lost couple
July 28, 2017
News account posted by the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. When you’re a deputy, you never know what your day (or night) will bring! Steven Snover, one of our Gorman
Closing arguments heard in Arvizu murder trial
July 27, 2017
In the last minutes of her short life, Courtney Arvizu was leaving her abusive husband. She was demanding the landlord let her into the apartment for her things, and grabbing
FBI agents compare details of three SCV bank robberies
July 26, 2017
FBI agents were still looking Wednesday for the man who robbed a Valencia credit union late Tuesday afternoon and were pursuing the possibility he may the same man who held
Teen girl arrested for attempted murder in alleged stabbing
July 26, 2017
A 17-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder Wednesday in connection with a stabbing that allegedly happened about two months ago. Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s
Brush fire near Templin Highway burns half acre
July 26, 2017
A brush fire off Interstate 5 near Templin Highway burned between a half acre after smoke and flames were reported near a bee farm Wednesday before noon. Firefighters were
Two children injured in solo crash near Quail Lake
July 25, 2017
Two children were injured and efforts made to airlift them to safety from a solo vehicle crash near Quail Lake Road in which an SUV blew a rear tire,
Bear sightings in Newhall prompt response
July 25, 2017
Sheriff’s deputies and state wildlife officials were dispatched to Newhall Tuesday morning after receiving several reports of a bear near Lyons Avenue. “We’ve had people call,” Sgt. Steve Sgrignoli of
UPDATE: PT Cruiser Bandit suspected in 3rd SCV bank robbery
July 25, 2017
The PT Cruiser bandit has apparently robbed his third Santa Clarita Valley bank in two months. About 5:15 p.m. Tuesday, a lone male entered the Logix Valencia Promenade bank
Handlebar a “deadly weapon” in alleged assault
July 25, 2017
A Canyon Country man was arrested this past weekend on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon, specifically, a bicycle handlebar. Jeremiah Cohen, a 21-year-old construction worker, was arrested
Man accused of using fake gun to steal real car
July 25, 2017
A Los Angeles man faces an attempted carjacking charge after allegedly using a fake gun to steal a real car. Humberto Anayaescamilla, a 53-year-old Mechanic, was arrested shortly after
Saugus man goes wild in Newhall allegedly
July 25, 2017
A Saugus man faces multiple criminal charges after allegedly going wild at a Newhall gas station Friday. Edgar Alejandro Hernandez, a 35-year-old unemployed man, was arrested Friday afternoon by
Jurors hear that newlywed was strangled
July 24, 2017
The man accused of killing Courtney Arvizu, strangled her to the point of leaving marks on her neck within 24 hours of their marriage in Las Vegas, court testimony revealed
Driver leads officials on multi-city pursuit, starting in SCV
July 22, 2017
A driver led officials on a pursuit stretching dozens of miles through SCV and the Angeles National Forest Friday night before a spike strip eventually brought the vehicle to a