Crime

Man arrested on suspicion of stealing vehicle 

Someone sleeping in a stopped blue Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Tuesday afternoon on the right shoulder of the southbound State Route 14 in Santa Clarita was arrested on suspicion of stealing

Los Angeles County Fire department officials and law enforcement personnel responded to an unidentified incident where 17 patients were identified as needing medical attention at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic, Calif., on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Chris Torres/The Signal

LASD moves inmates due to evacuation order 

Officials with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Information Bureau confirmed Wednesday afternoon that hundreds of LASD inmates seen on buses at the Pitchess Detention Center were being transferred within the facility

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CHP officers seize kilos in I-5 traffic stop 

California Highway Patrol officers reported taking “multiple kilos” of suspected narcotics off the street after a traffic stop Friday night in Newhall.   CHP officers with the Newhall Area conducted a

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CHP: Gun found on I-5 motorist after 911 call 

A Saturday morning road-rage incident led to a felony investigation and arrest by California Highway Patrol officers, officials said Monday.  CHP officers responded to a 911 call regarding a report

CHP officers seek more evidence in GoPro 

California Highway Patrol officers are seeking additional evidence for their investigation into a pursuit last month of a 27-year-old Lancaster motorcyclist they say ran from a traffic break after some

Assault suspect pleads not guilty 

A man accused of several violent assaults against his ex-girlfriend in her Newhall home pleaded not guilty to eight charges at his Jan. 8 arraignment.  Prosecutors have alleged Miguel “Mike”

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Judge OKs experts for bank-robbery defense  

An L.A. County Superior Court judge approved $13,000 for technical experts to assist in the defense of a Lancaster man accused of an Acton bank robbery, according to partially sealed

Fire, sheriff respond to wash fire  

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station officials said they suspected a fire in the Santa Clara River wash early Monday morning in Canyon Country was set accidentally by a homeless person,